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EAP1123/4/16
- Record Id:
- 040-003708986
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003708970
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100109354506.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1123/4/16
- Title:
- Phra Malai Bundle 5: Phra Malai Goes Down to See Hell
- Additional Titles:
-
မှာထေလှဲစှ်ေဗဵုနရက်
MHĀY THE LHAI CEḤ BUIW NARAK
พระมาลัย
- Scope & Content:
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Title in Thai: พระมาลัย.
Title in Mon: မှာထေလှဲစှ်ေဗဵုနရက်.
Transliterated title: MHĀY THE LHAI CEḤ BUIW NARAK.
Palm leaf manuscript of Phra Malai in 6 bundles. Phra Malai is legendary Buddhist monk who acquired supernatural powers through his accumulated merit. His stories are most popular in Thailand. Although the bundles appear to form a unit and were labelled and bundled as such in the temple collection, the information contained in each is slightly different. Some have titles, others do not. Bundles may not be in correct order. A Thai note states it has leaves KA through GAṀ. Title not on colophon (which is not original, but simply a leaf with the overall title written with pen), but written in pencil on first leaf.
Extent: 5 of 6 bundles, approximately 72 faces.
Condition of original material: Fairly good condition and legible, although leaves themselves are somewhat frayed at edges. Either chalk or possibly paint (or lime from betel-nut chewing) on a few leaves.
Custodial history: Handwriting is Thai Mon, colophon of first bundle states it was written at Bhā Prān (Wat Sālādaeng Neua) in the same province. Possibly a later copy.
Additional date information: Probably Buddhist Era 1219 (1857), though colophon is missing.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Recalling a Translocal Past: Digitising Thai-Mon palm-leaf manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003708970
040-003708986 - Is part of:
- EAP1123/4 : Wat Metārāng Collection
EAP1123/4/16 : Phra Malai Bundle 5: Phra Malai Goes Down to See Hell - Hierarchy:
- 032-003708970[0016]/040-003708986
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1123/4
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 37 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1123-4-16
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Mon
- Scripts:
- Myanmar (burmese)
- Start Date:
- 1857
- End Date:
- 1857
- Date Range:
- 1857
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Thailand
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Arrangement:
- Ordering follows Mon letters of alphabet, KA to GAṀ
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located at Wat Metārāng temple [วัดเมตารางค์] in Pathumthānī Province [ปทุมธานี], Thailand.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)