Illuminating the life of the Buddha: an illustrated chanting book from eighteenth-century Siam
"This lavishly illustrated book investigates an outstanding eighteenth-century example of a samut khoi, a type of beautiful folding book found in Southeast Asia, which became particularly popular as a repository for the Buddha's teachings. Written in Pali and produced in the Kingdom of Sia...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Oxford
Bodleian Library
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Buddha 563 BC-483 BC
/ Thailand
/ Pāli
/ Handwriting
/ Illustration
B Jat̄aka / Illustration B Pāli / Handwriting / Illustration |
| Further subjects: | B
Gautama Buddha
B Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Khuddakanikāya. Jātaka Criticism, interpretation, etc B Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Khuddakanikāya. Jātaka Manuscripts History B Buddhism (Thailand) B Gautama Buddha Pre-existence |