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

"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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Appleton, Naomi 1982- (Author), Shaw, Sarah (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. > Jataka > ManuscriptxHistory.
Buddhism > Thailand.