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Or 14838
- Record Id:
- 032-001608359
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001608359
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x00015b
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100189261116.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 14838
- Title:
- Extracts from the Abhidhamma Pitaka and the legend of Phra Malai พระมาลัย
- Scope & Content:
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Extracts from the seven books of the Abhidhamma (Aphitham chet khamphi) combined with the legend of a famous Buddhist monk known as Phra Malai who visited the Buddhist heavens and hells.
Colophon: A colophon at the end of the text gives the date 2392 B.E., the Year of the Monkey, during the reign of King Rama III. It also lists the names of a mother and her two children as donors who paid eight tamlung, two baht and one fuang for the production of this manuscript, a textile wrapper and a gilt chest to store it in.
Illustrations: 16 paired illustrations in outstanding quality.
The illustrations represent scenes from the legend of Phra Malai, including the lotus picking scene, his visit to the sacred stupa Chulamani Chedi in Tavatimsa heaven, celestial beings (devata) and the god Indra, Bodhisattas in Tusita heaven, as well as the tortures of the damned in hell. Included are also illustrations of Buddhist monks during morbid meditations and misbehaving monks during a funeral wake.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Central Thai Manuscripts Digitization
Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections - Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001608359
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001608359
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 93 folios
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100189261116.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Pali
Thai - Scripts:
- Khmer
Thai - Start Date:
- 1849
- End Date:
- 1849
- Date Range:
- 1849
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
-
Materials: Paper folding book (samut khoi)
Dimensions: 656 mm x 145 mm
Script: 5 lines per page, 56 cm long. Pali text (extracts from the Abhidhamma) and Thai text (Phra Malai) written in thin Khom script, a variant of Khmer script used in Thailand. Colophon in Thai script dated to 1849 A.D.
Binding: Lacquered and gilt covers
- Source of Acquisition:
- Bought from Paul E. Stolper, 1992.
- Publications:
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Henry Ginsburg, 'Thai Art and Culture. Historic Manuscripts from Western collections' (London: British Library, 2000) pp. 104-107.
San San May and Jana Igunma, 'Buddhism illuminated: Manuscript art from Southeast Asia' (London: British Library, 2018) pp. 172-3, 178, 224-5, 237.
Igunma, Jana and San San May (eds.): 'Buddhism. Origins, traditions and contemporary life.' London: British Library, 2019, p.47-9.
- Exhibitions:
- Buddhism, British Library, 25 Oct 2019 - 23 Feb 2020
Thai Manuscripts, Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok, 31 October 1996 - 29 November 1996 - Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)