Illuminating the life of the Buddha : an illustrated chanting book from eighteenth-century Siam

Illuminating the life of the Buddha : an illustrated chanting book from eighteenth-century Siam / Naomi Appleton, Sarah Shaw, and Toshiya Unebe.

"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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Main Authors: Appleton, Naomi, 1982- (Author), Shaw, Sarah (Scholar of Buddhism) (Author), Unebe, Toshiya (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford, England : Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 2013.
Subjects:
Gautama Buddha.
Gautama Buddha > Pre-existence.
Tipiṭaka. > Suttapiṭaka. > Khuddakanikāya. > Jātaka > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Tipiṭaka. > Suttapiṭaka. > Khuddakanikāya. > Jātaka > Manuscripts > History.
Buddhism > Thailand.
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Call Number: BQ865 +A675 2013
Status: Available

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