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Biographical NoteNoted as being written in the Bali Sanskrit language of the Buddhist priesthood; this may be meant rather to be Pali. Scope and Content NoteReligious manuscript written at the Pumpuang Monastery, Thailand, in 1939. The form is that of a "parabaik;" that is, the heavy paper is folded like an accordion. The writing is lengthwise on both sides of the rectangular paper. Contains 14 panels of handpainted Buddhist imagery, in seven pairs that flank the text. Dominant colors are blue, red, green black and white, with some gold illumination. Scenes include Buddha, shrines, gods in the heavens, demons, a man in a water-lily pond, hellish scenes of people being tortured, black birds at the edge of a pond, and a couple receiving a gold bracelet from the sky. ArrangementThis collection is organized in narrative sequence.RestrictionsRestrictionsThere are no restrictions on this collection. CopyrightIt is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright. Access TermsSubject(s) Buddhist art -- Thailand. Buddhist illumination of books and manuscripts -- Thailand -- Specimens. Buddhist literature -- Illustrations. Buddhist monasteries -- Thailand. Manuscripts, Thai. Administrative InformationCredit LineThai religious manuscript (MS 134). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries. Processing HistoryProcessed by Staff. |