[Phra Malai].

Date:
19th century
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About this work

Also known as

Wellcome MS Thai 3.

Description

Buddhist legend about the monk Phra Malai who travelled to heaven and hell, mixed with extracts from Buddhist canonical texts including Abhidhamma (Sangini), Suttas accompanied by also illustrations from the Last Ten Birth Tales of the Buddha.

Publication/Creation

19th century.

Notes

Folding book, ill., Khmer script, black lacquer covers.

Language note

Thai and Pali.

Exhibitions note

Exhibited in "This Is A Voice" at Wellcome Collection, 14 April - 31 July 2016, and Powerhouse Museum (Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences), Sydney, Australia, 11 August 2017 - 28 January 2018

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    MS Thai 3

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