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001 98127894
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008 980319s1995 azuab b 000 0 eng d
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050 00 $aBQ1029.T52$bB74 1995
100 1 $aBrereton, Bonnie Pacala
245 10 $aThai tellings of Phra Malai :$btexts and rituals concerning a popular Buddhist saint /$cby Bonnie Pacala Brereton.
260 $aTempe, Ariz. :$bArizona State University, Program for Southeast Asian Studies,$cc1995.
300 $axiii, 252 p. :$bill., map ;$c23 cm.
500 $aOriginally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Michigan, 1992.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 235-252).
505 8 $aMachine 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.
650 0 $aBuddhist literature$zThailand$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aBuddhist saints$xLegends$xHistory and criticism.
651 0 $aThailand$xReligious life and customs.
650 0 $aFolklore$zAsia, Southeastern$xReligious aspects.
856 41 $3Table of Contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy02/98127894.html