TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brereton,Bonnie Pacala
TI  - Thai tellings of Phra Malai: texts and rituals concerning a popular Buddhist saint 
SN  - 1881044076
AV  - BQ1029.T52 B74 1995
U1  - PhD 294.34432 BRE 
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Tempe, Ariz.
PB  - Arizona State University, Program for Southeast Asian Studies
KW  - Buddhist literature
KW  - Thailand
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Buddhist saints
KW  - Legends
KW  - Folklore
KW  - Southeast Asia
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Religious life and customs
N1  - 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
ER  -