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Abhidhamma chet kamphi : Phra Malai, 1890s.
พระอภิธรรม๗คัมภีร์ : พระมาลัย,
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 990 Item 3
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- Format:
- Book
- Manuscript
- Language:
- Pali
- Thai
- Subjects (All):
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Thai.
- Māleyya.
- Buddhism--Rituals.
- Buddhism.
- Heaven--Buddhism.
- Heaven.
- Hell--Buddhism.
- Hell.
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Thai--Specimens.
- Genre:
- Specimens.
- folded books
- Manuscripts, Thai.
- Manuscripts.
- Manuscripts, Digital.
- Penn Provenance:
- Sold to Konrad and Sarah M. Bekker in the 1950s or 1960s; Konrad Bekker worked for the State Department in Asia and Sarah Bekker was an art historian.
- Sold from the estate of Konrad and Sarah M. Bekker at auction at Sloans & Kenyon, 14-16 June 2013, lot 461.
- Physical Description:
- 1 item (80 folios) : paper, color illustrations ; 13.5 x 66 cm
- Contained In:
- Collection of Southeast Asian Manuscripts. Item 3
- Place of Publication:
- 1890s.
- Language Note:
- In Pali (Abhidhamma chet kamphi) and Thai (Phra Malai) (Thai Khom).
- Summary:
- Illustrated manuscript of the Abhidhamma chet kamphi (text chanted at funerals), followed by the popular story of Phra Malai (a monk who visits heaven and hell).
- Notes:
- Written in 12 lines per folio.
- Probably written in the 1890s (Justin McDaniel).
- Samut khoi paper, white, with several colored folios; folded concertina- or accordion-style, including upper cover.
- Manuscript illustrated with images of hell, Jataka stories, gods and goddesses, and scenes from the Phra Malai.
- Covers with a border formed of additional layers of heavy paper.
- Written by Nang Sombun, a Lao scribe; the component Nang suggests the scribe was a former novice or monk (Justin McDaniel).
- Cited as:
- UPenn Ms. Coll. 990, Item 3
- OCLC:
- 865508787
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