02644cam a2200349 a 4500 1676235 OSt 20201029120640.0 980319s1995 azuab b 000 0 eng d 1881044076 (OCoLC)33599742 IDeKN Pemba DLC WaU lccopycat a-th--- as----- BQ1029.T52 B74 1995 PhD 294.34432 BRE Brereton, Bonnie Pacala Thai tellings of Phra Malai : texts and rituals concerning a popular Buddhist saint / by Bonnie Pacala Brereton. Tempe, Ariz. : Arizona State University, Program for Southeast Asian Studies, c1995. xiii, 252 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Michigan, 1992. Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-252). Machine generated contents note: List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Theme and Variations on the Phra Malai Legend -- One: Detailed Summary -- Two: A Brief Survey of Phra Malai Texts -- Type One: Promising Heavenly Rewards -- Type Two: Warning of Hellish Tortures -- Conclusions -- Three: Prior Texts and Previous Research -- Motifs and Possible Source Texts -- Place of Origin of Phra Malai Texts -- Research on Other Phra Malai Texts -- Conclusions -- Four: The Pali/Lan Na Texts -- The Lan Na Literary Tradition -- Stylistic Features -- Ritual Context: The Vessantara JOtaka -- Historical Connections -- Conclusions -- Five: Phra Malai Klon Suat: The Popular Text -- The Medium -- Language and Form -- Teachings: Simple versus Sophisticated -- Retribution: Kammic and Comic -- Sources of the Hell Scenes -- Historical Context -- The Funerary Context -- Conclusions -- Six: Phra Malai Kham Luang: The Royal Version -- The Historical Setting -- Poetry and Politics -- Poetry as Dana -- Poetic Techniques -- Rhyming Patterns -- Imagery -- Use of Pedantic Language -- Names and Epithets -- Conclusions -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Phra Malai Kham Luang: A Translation -- Bibliography: Works in Asian Languages -- Bibliography: Works in Western Languages. Buddhist literature Thailand History and criticism. Buddhist saints Legends History and criticism. Folklore Southeast Asia Religious aspects. Thailand Religious life and customs. Table of Contents 7 cbc copycat 2 ncip 19 y-gencatlg ddc PHD 6154 6154 0 0 ddc 0 0 ILCS ILCS 2019-03-20 Donated by Paritta 0 PhD294.34432BRE E14458 2019-03-20 2019-03-20 BK