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Or 11710
- Record Id:
- 032-002753782
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002753782
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022890727.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 11710
- Title:
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Tract on the residences of the Buddha after his death
- Scope & Content:
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Thai text on the residences of the Buddha after his death before achieving nibbana (Nirvana). Possibly derived from the Anagatavamsa. With an English translation by G.R. Davenport.
Colophon on fol. 1 reads “For Capt. Millwood, with the sincere regards of Frances G. R. Davenport. Bangkok, Siam, April 1840.”
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002753782", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 11710: Tract on the residences of the Buddha after his death" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002753782
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002753782
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 17 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
Thai - Scripts:
- Latin
Thai - Start Date:
- 1840
- End Date:
- 1840
- Date Range:
- 1840
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Paper folding book, black (samut khoi)
Dimensions: 370 mm x 115 mm
Script: Text in white steatite pencil on blackened paper. Text in Thai has 3 lines per side, the english translation has 6 lines per side. Thai and Latin scripts
- Custodial History:
- Fol. 1 “For Capt. Millwood, with the sincere regards of Frances G. R. Davenport. Bangkok, Siam, April 1840.”"29 June 1940, Pres. byMaj. Gen. Sir Chas. Maynard" [to the British Museum]
- Source of Acquisition:
- British Museum, 1973.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Notes:
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A typewritten note on blue Europen paper enclosed with this ms reads:
“Budh entered the forest of P’a e ar mi ka lam, w. was in the country of Pa ran a si. After remaining here for three or four days, he entered another forest named Na lu wan na ma e we han in the country of Ra cha kru. After remaining here (f.13) five days he entered the forest of K ta kan sa la in the country of Wa sa li, where he remained six days, and then entered the forest of Makhutbouphot, where he was much vexed and annoyed with yaks, ghosts, and men for seven days. After this he entered the heavenly regions, where he preached and exhorted the angels from the seven sacred books; and by doing meritorious deeds for three mos. Delivered his parents from all the punishment due to their sins. Then after eight days more he entered the seventh or upper region of the great mountain Pra-an-mani where he remained nine days, and then entered the jungle of Ko si ta ram in the country of Ko sum pi where he remained. The Buddhists believe that in the centre of the universe is placed a mt. of enormous magnitude, around the sides of which are seven different regions or perhaps worlds placed one above another and inhabited by beings of different grades. The lower one is our earth, the next five are inhabited by beings something above men, and the upper one only by the Gods.”