Pitakamala. »The Garland of the Pitaka«

2011
13 x 21 cm, 380 p., incl. CD-Rom with digital images of the “Pitakamalas” of Wat Phra Luang and Wat Ratanaram, paperback / softback
39.00 €
Publications of the Lumbini International Research Institute · Nepal Volume: 8
ISBN: 9783895004544
SKU: 2454
“Pitakamala” or “The Garland of the Pitaka” is a Northern Thai text that describes the Buddhist scriptures as they were traditionally transmitted in palm-leaf manuscripts kept in temple libraries. Different versions are known. This volume, the first time a “Pitakamala” text has been published, presents the “Pitakamala” of Wat Pa Duea, Chiang Mai, in Central Thai and romam scripts. The text is divided into twenty-three sections, and gives a total of 1,435 titles. There are introductions and indexes in English and Thai.
Dr. Santi Pakdeekham is a lecturer in the Department of Thai and Oriental Languages at Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok.

Keywords

|| Asia || Buddhist sacred texts || Geography || History || Cultural Studies || Literature || Philosophy, Theological Studies || Religious Studies || Linguistics || Southern Asia || Ancient, classical & medieval texts || Translation & interpretation

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