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Or 15370
- Record Id:
- 032-002753209
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002753209
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022833497.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 15370
- Title:
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พระมาลัย Phra Malai and extracts from the Abhidhamma
- Scope & Content:
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Extracts of the Abhidhamma (Abhidhamma 7 khamphi) used for Buddhist funerals, together with the legend of Phra Malai, a famous Buddhist monk who visited heaven and hell by merit and power of meditation.
Extracts included from:
Dhamma Sangani,Vibhanga, Katha Vatthu, Puggala Pannatti, Dhatu Katha, Yamaka, Patthana
Dated to 6 October 1903 A.D. in colophon in Thai script on f. 99.
Illustrations:
Fol. 1: Four monks at a funeral wake
Fol. 4: Brahma and Indra
Fol. 5: Devata
Fol. 6: Yakkha
Fol. 7: Garuda lion (white) and Ngo Pa
Fol. 8: Garuda (red) and deva
Fol. 9: Kinnara and Kinnari
Fol. 10: Two hermits
Fol. 11: Phra Malai visiting hell
Fol. 30: Lotus offering scene
Fol. 44: Phra Malai conversing with Indra at Chulamani Chedi
Fol. 63: Withayathorn and Buddha Metteyya with Apsara and Gandhabba
Fol. 79: Scene of people meditating in caves and visions of war and death.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002753209
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002753209
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 99 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_15370 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Pali
Thai - Scripts:
- Khmer
- Start Date:
- 1903
- End Date:
- 1903
- Date Range:
- 1903
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Paper folding book (samut khoi)
Dimensions: 677 mm x 150 mm
Script: 5 lines per side, 580 - 620 mm long. Khom script, a variant of Khmer script used in Thailand, in black ink
Binding: Black lacquered covers and edges
- Custodial History:
- Soren Egerod collection
- Source of Acquisition:
- Bought from Hanshan Tang Books, London, December 1996.
- Publications:
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Henry Ginsburg, 'Thai Art and Culture. Historic Manuscripts from Western collections' (London: British Library, 2000) p. 111
San San May and Jana Igunma. Buddhism illuminated: Manuscript art from Southeast Asia (London: British Library, 2018) p. 180, 184-186
- Exhibitions:
- Thai Manuscripts, Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok, 31 October 1996 - 29 November 1996
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)