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...
| Auteurs: | ; ; |
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Publié: |
Oxford
Bodleian Library
2013
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| Dans: | Année: 2013 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Buddha 563 avant J.-C.-483 avant J.-C.
/ Thailand
/ Pāli
/ Écriture
/ Illustration
B Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Khuddakanikāya. Jātaka / Illustration B Pāli / Écriture / Illustration |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | 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 |
| Résumé: | "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 Siam, its finely executed pictures, painted on khoi paper, show key incidents from stories of the past lives of the Buddha as he prepares for Buddhahood. These tales, historically one of the principal means whereby Buddhist teachings were communicated, known as Jatakas, are a favourite theme for manuscript art. Uniquely for such manuscripts, however, this samut khoi also offers an extensive series of scenes from the last life of the Buddha, including his final awakening and teaching, which is distinctive to the region. These related narratives all contribute to a superb example of eighteenth-century manuscript and calligraphic art. As well as affording great artistic opportunities for expressing the beauty of the Buddha's words and achievements, samut khois are repositories for popular chants and short distillations of doctrine. This book describes the context to this unusually rich expression of Thai Buddhist creativity and, in retelling the stories depicted, reveals the continued appeal of its closely related art and narrative traditions." -- Publisher's description |
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| Description matérielle: | XVIII, 142 S., Ill., Kt., 28 cm |
| ISBN: | 1-85124-283-X 978-1-85124-283-2 |
