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Or 5107

Record Id:

032-002359720

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002359720

MDARK:

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SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 5107

Title:

'Yojana pathamasamantapasadika', 'Padatthayojana', Samantapasadika-atthakatha

Scope & Content:

Fragment of Nanakitti's commentary (the original text possibly dating back to 1492 AD) on Buddhaghosa's commentary on the Samantapasadika.

Fol. 1: "Brah yojana pathamasamantapasadika phuk 2".

Illustrations: Each bundle of the work has magnificent black lacquered and gilded front and back leaves, with floral patterns and Thai celestial figures (dēva, also known in Thai as thēp chumnum), altogether 38 illuminated leaves. The manuscript decorations resemble the standards of manuscripts given to Wat Phra Chetuphon in Bangkok by King Rama III.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002359720

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not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-002359720

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

449 folios in 19 bundles

Digitised Content:

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_5107 (digital images currently unavailable)

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Languages:

Pali

Scripts:

Khmer

Start Date:

1824

End Date:

1851

Date Range:

1824-1851

Era:

Place of Origin:

Thailand

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Physical Characteristics:

Materials: Palm leaf (bai lan), 19 bundles

Dimensions: 590 mm x 50 mm

Script: 5 lines per side, 480 mm long. Khom script, a variant of Khmer script used in Thailand

Covers: Black lacquered wooden covers with patterns of leaves and flowers in mother-of-pearl inlay. Red silk wrapper (ผ้าอัตลัต) with a gold thread pattern of Indian origin made on order for the Thai royal court, 1820 x 770 mm. A black stamp on the red coloured cotton layer backing the silk brocade is in a Brahmic script, showing similarities with Sharada, Takri and modern Gurmukhi (probably originating from North-western India).

Custodial History:

“Bought from Mons. F. Herbert, May 11, 1897”

Source of Acquisition:

British Museum, 1973.

Publications:

Filliozat, Jaqueline, Oriental collections British Library and India Office. EFEO Data CD-ROM version 2011. (Paris: EFEO, 2011)

San San May and Jana Igunma. Buddhism illuminated: Manuscript art from Southeast Asia (London: British Library, 2018) pp. 23-24

Igunma Jana and San San May (eds.) Buddhism. Origins, traditions and contemporary life. London: British Library, 2019, p. 168.

Exhibitions:

Buddhism, British Library, 25 Oct 2019 - 23 Feb 2020

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)