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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 EighteenthCentury Siam
Author: Naomi Appleton, Sarah Shaw, Toshiya Unebe
Illuminating the Life of the Buddha investigates an outstanding eighteenth-century samut khoi, a type of beautifully illustrated, folded book found in Southeast Asia and popular as a repository for the Buddha?s teachings. Written in Pali and produced in Siam, the samut khoi features finely executed paintings on khoi paper portraying key stories ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781851242832
ISBN-10: 185124283X
Publication Date: 6/30/2013
Pages: 160
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Publisher: Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Book Type: Hardcover
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