B. Face A, 2 v, 1: namo tassa bhagavato harahato sammā sambuddhassa ….
End of the text
E. Face B, 54 r: sentences in Thai
Keywords
Buddhism, Literature, Jātaka Phra Malai
Remarks
Very nice and neat Khom script (a variant of Khmer script often used in central Thai
religious manuscripts) in black ink pen by the same hand on both recto and verso
The manuscript is completed on both recto and verso, in Thai style with dark backgrounds
and floral borders in gilt and water colour, with eleven pairs of water colour illustrations
representing a legendary famous Buddhist monk known as Phra Malai who visited heaven
and hell. Face A 7 pairs of lavish illustrations Face B 4 pairs of lavish illustrations
