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Or 15207

Record Id:

032-002359975

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002359975

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000094.0x000088

LARK:

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Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 15207

Title:

Extracts from the Tipiṭaka and 'Phra Malai' พระมาลัย

Scope & Content:

Fols. 1-7: Extracts from Tipiṭaka,

Fols. 7-87: Phra Malai,

Fols. 88-91: Three Bojjhaṅgas.

Date given in colophon in Thai script on fol. 91: 1244 Chulasakkarat.

Illustrations: Ten birth tales (thotsachat) and scenes from the legend of Phra Malai

Fol. 1: Temiya Jātaka and Janaka Jātaka,

Fol. 2: Nemi Jātaka and Sāma Jātaka,

Fol. 3: Mahosadha Jātaka and Bhūridatta Jātaka,

Fol. 4: Nārada Jātaka and Candakumāra Jātaka,

Fol. 5: Vidhura Jātaka and Vessantara Jātaka,

Fol. 6: Phra Malai visiting hell (naraka),

Fol. 24: Lay people offering food to Phra Malai and making sacred water offerings to the earth สาดน้ำ

Fol. 25: Heavenly palaces and devatā

Fol. 26: Lotus flower offering to Phra Malai

Fols. 36-7: Heavenly scenes with devatā

Fol. 38: Phra Malai with Lord Indra at the Chulamani Chedi in Tāvatiṃsa heaven

Fol. 56: Devatā carrying banners and fans

Fol. 57: Devatā carrying banners and fans with the future Buddha, Metteyya

Fol. 70: People meditating in caves vs. people fighting (Phra Malai's tellings about the future of mankind)

Fol. 71: People receiving gold and silk from the wish tree, kalpapādapa (Phra Malai's tellings about the future of mankind)

Fol. 87: Heavenly palace and deva.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002359975

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Hierarchy:

032-002359975

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

91 folios

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Languages:

Pali
Thai

Scripts:

Khmer

Start Date:

1882

End Date:

1882

Date Range:

1882

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Materials: Paper folding book (samut khoi)

Dimensions: 692 mm x 145 mm

Script: 6 lines per side. Thin Khom script, a variant of Khmer script used in Thailand, in black ink

Binding: Front cover gilt and lacquered, back cover missing.

Source of Acquisition:

Bought from Paul E. Stolper, Feburary 1996.

Publications:

San San May and Jana Igunma, 'Buddhism illuminated: Manuscript art from Southeast Asia' (London: British Library, 2018) p. 229

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)