Buddhist Storytelling in Thailand and Laos
The Vessantara Jataka Scroll at the Asian Civilisations Museum
L. Lefferts, S. Cate and W. Tossa
Summary:
This richly illustrated, full-colour volume offers an innovative study of the long, painted scrolls of Northeast Thailand and Laos that depict the Prince Vessantara Buddhist birth story. Read More »
Caring for the Dead Ritually in Cambodia
Essay by John Holt
Buddhist conceptions of the after-life, and prescribed rites in relation to the dead,were modified adaptations of brahmanical patterns of religious culture in ancient India. In this article, I demonstrate how Buddhist conceptions, rites and dispositions have been sustained and transformed in a contemporary annual ritual of rising importance in Cambodia, pchum ben. Read More »