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Manuscript with scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
Manuscript with scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai

Manuscript with scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai

Place of OriginThailand
Date1791
MaterialsPaint and gold leaf on paper
DimensionsH. 5 in x W. 24 in x Th. 2 3/4 in, H. 12.7 cm x W. 61 cm x D. 7 cm
Credit LineGift from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection
Object number2006.27.85
DepartmentSoutheast Asian Art
ClassificationsBooks And Manuscripts
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InscribedThis Phra Malai volume has been commissioned for merit making by Grandmother Thong and her child [or children] in support of the holy religion, at the cost of [?] in the hope of happiness in future existences. May we be spared from misery! May [this donation] be a cause of reaching nirvana! This book was dedicated in the year of the rat, fourth of the decade, after 2334 years of the Buddhist era had elapsed.
Subject
  • hell
Manuscript with scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
Manuscript with scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
approx. 1825-1875
Manuscript with scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
Manuscript with scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
1844
The holy monk Phra Malai descends from Indra's Heaven, scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
The holy monk Phra Malai descends from Indra's Heaven, scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
1916 or earlier
The holy monk Phra Malai visits hell, scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
The holy monk Phra Malai visits hell, scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
1916 or earlier
The holy monk Phra Malai at the stupa of the hair relic in Indra's Heaven, scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
The holy monk Phra Malai at the stupa of the hair relic in Indra's Heaven, scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
1916 or earlier
(.a) A poor man hoes the ground; (.b) the monk Phra Malai carrying a fan and, under his outer robes, an alms bowl, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
(.a) A poor man hoes the ground; (.b) the monk Phra Malai carrying a fan and, under his outer robes, an alms bowl, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
approx. 1790-1825
The deity Indra meets Phra Malai, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
The deity Indra meets Phra Malai, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
approx. 1790-1825
A poor man collects lotus flowers for Phra Malai to take as an offering to the hair-relic monument in Indra's heaven, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
A poor man collects lotus flowers for Phra Malai to take as an offering to the hair-relic monument in Indra's heaven, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
approx. 1790-1825
Monks touch their throats, perhaps hoarse from chanting, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
Monks touch their throats, perhaps hoarse from chanting, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
approx. 1790-1825
The bodhisattva Maitreya and his celestial attendants, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
The bodhisattva Maitreya and his celestial attendants, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
approx. 1790-1825
(.a) A man and woman bring offerings; (.b)A man carries a youngster, perhaps to present him to a monastery to eventually become a novice; a woman, perhaps the little boy's mother, grieves, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
(.a) A man and woman bring offerings; (.b)A man carries a youngster, perhaps to present him to a monastery to eventually become a novice; a woman, perhaps the little boy's mother, grieves, from a manuscript of scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
approx. 1790-1825
Flying celestials, from a manuscript with scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
Flying celestials, from a manuscript with scenes from the story of the holy monk Phra Malai
approx. 1875-1925