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Or 14664

Record Id:

032-002708492

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002708492

MDARK:

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LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100189167348.0x000001

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 14664

Title:

Phra Malai พระมาลัย and extracts from the Tipitaka

Scope & Content:

Extracts of the Tipitaka (Tripitaka) used for Buddhist funerals, together with the legend of Phra Malai, a famous Buddhist monk who visited heaven and hell.

Fols. 1-3 Vinayapitaka - Parivāra

Fols. 3-4: Suttantapitaka - Dighanikāya - Brahmajālasutta

Fols. 4-7: Abhidhammamātika - Dhammasanganī - Vibhanga - Dhātukathā - Puggalapannati - Kathāvatthu - Yamaka - Mahāpatthāna

Fols. 7-94: Phra Mālai

Illustrations:

Fol. 1: Devas (black background and gilt script)

Fol. 3: Four monks chanting (black background and gilt script)

Fol. 6: Four monks at funeral with people gambling and sniffing tobacco

Fol. 26: Phra Malai visits hell

Fol. 27: Lotus offering scene

Fol. 41: Devas hovering on clouds

Fol. 42: Phra Malai meeting Indra at Chulamani Chedi in heaven

Fol. 61: Devas hovering on clouds

Fol. 62: Phra Malai conversing with Indra and Buddha Maitreya at Chulamani Chedi

Fol. 79: Scene of people meditating in caves and visions of death.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Central Thai Manuscripts Digitization
Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002708492

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-002708492

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

94 folios

Digitised Content:

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Languages:

Pali
Thai

Scripts:

Khmer

Start Date:

1850

End Date:

1900

Date Range:

1850-1900

Era:

Place of Origin:

Central Thailand.

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User Conditions:

Physical Characteristics:

Materials: Paper folding book (samut khoi)

Dimensions: 680 mm x 142 mm

Script: 5 lines per side. Khom script, a variant of Khmer script used in Thailand in black ink and parts in gilt ink

Binding: Black lacquer covers

Source of Acquisition:

Bought from Hentell Ltd. Hong Kong, 1992

Publications:

San San May and Jana Igunma, 'Buddhism illuminated: Manuscript art from Southeast Asia' (London: British Library, 2018) pp.150-1.Igunma, Jana and San San May (eds.), 'Buddhism. Origins, traditions and contemporary life.' (London: British Library, 2019) p. 101.

Exhibitions:

Buddhism, British Library, 25 Oct 2019 - 23 Feb 2020
Burmese and Thai Religious Practices, British Museum, London, 2 October 2014 - 11 January 2015

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Notes:

Exhibited: Burmese and Thai Religious Practices, British Museum, London, 2 October 2014 - 11 January 2015