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Arizona State University, Program for Southeast Asian Studies
Language
English
Pages
252

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Subjects
Buddhist literature, Buddhist saints, Folklore, History and criticism, Legends, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Folklore, Religious life and customs
Places
Southeastern Asia, Thailand

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Thai tellings of Phra Malai: texts and rituals concerning a popular Buddhist saint
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Table of Contents

Machine generated contents note: List of Illustrationsvii
Prefaceix
Acknowledgmentsxi
Introduction: Theme and Variations on the
Phra Malai Legend1
One: Detailed Summary7
Two: A Brief Survey of Phra Malai Texts15
Type One: Promising Heavenly Rewards .16
Type Two: Warning of Hellish Tortures18
Conclusions20
Three: Prior Texts and Previous Research25
Motifs and Possible Source Texts26
Place of Origin of Phra Malai Texts37
Research on Other Phra Malai Texts43
Conclusions44
Four: The Pali/Lan Na Texts51
The Lan Na Literary Tradition52
Stylistic Features 56
Ritual Context: The Vessantara JOtaka61
Historical Connections67
Conclusions79
Five: Phra Malai Klon Suat: The Popular Text93
The Medium93
Language and Form95
Teachings: Simple versus Sophisticated103
Retribution: Kammic and Comic112
Sources of the Hell Scenes117
Historical Context125
The Funerary Context129
Conclusions137
Six: Phra Malai Kham Luang: The Royal Version. 149
The Historical Setting152
Poetry and Politics155
Poetry as Dana157
Poetic Techniques162
Rhyming Patterns169
Imagery173
Use of Pedantic Language175
Names and Epithets176
Conclusions176
Epilogue183
Appendix: Phra Malai Kham Luang: A Translation. 187
Bibliography: Works in Asian Languages235
Bibliography: Works in Western Languages241.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-252).
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Michigan, 1992.

Classifications

Library of Congress
BQ1029.T52 B74 1995

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Pagination
xiii, 252 p. :
Number of pages
252

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL422809M
ISBN 10
1881044076
LCCN
98127894
OCLC/WorldCat
33599742
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810841

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