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Or 15257
- Record Id:
- 032-002766131
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002766131
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023124292.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 15257
- Title:
- Buddhist texts from the Tipiṭaka and 'Phra Malai' พระมาลัย
- Scope & Content:
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Extracts from the Tipiṭaka and the legend of Phra Malai. Some folios missing.
Colophon on fol. 1 partly in Khmer and Thai scripts: หนังสือพระมาไลยเล่มนี้ฯ ของพระพรอย แม่อาจารคำ มีศรัทธาสร้างไว้ในพระพุทธสาศนาขอให้ขา้พระเจ้าทั้งสองได้สำฤทธิแก่พระนฤพานในอนาคตกาลนั้น เทอญ นิบพานปัจโยโหต
Illustrations: Five paired illustrations in high quality related to the legend of a famous Buddhist monk known as Phra Malai who visited heaven and hell.
Fol. 2: Indra and Brahma
Fol. 4: Four monks
Fol. 7: Phra Malai visiting hell (naraka)
Fol. 21: Lay people (left) and a woman grieving the death of a man (right)
Fol. 27: Lotus offering to Phra Malai
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Thai, Lao, Cambodian Collections
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002766131
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002766131
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 48 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_15257 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Pali
Thai - Scripts:
- Khmer
- Start Date:
- 1850
- End Date:
- 1900
- Date Range:
- 1850-1900
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Central Thailand.
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Paper folding book, cream (samut khoi)
Dimensions: 662 mm x 140 mm
Script: 5 lines per side, 550 mm long. Khom script, a variant of Khmer script used in Thailand. Colophon on folio 1 in Thai script
Binding: Black lacquered and gilt covers with outstanding floral and animal designs
- Source of Acquisition:
- Bought from Paul E. Stolper, October 1996.
- Publications:
- San San May and Jana Igunma, 'Buddhism illuminated: Manuscript art from Southeast Asia' (London: British Library, 2018) pp. 28, 118-9, 132, 186-7, 230-1.Igunma, Jana and San San May (eds.), 'Buddhism. Origins, traditions and contemporary life.' (London: British Library, 2019) pp. 130-1.
- Exhibitions:
- Buddhism, British Library, 25 Oct 2019 - 23 Feb 2020
Enfers et fantômes d’Asie, Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, April 10 2018 - July 15 2018
Gold, British Library, London, 20 May 2022 - 2 October 2022 - Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)