Memory of the World
National Collection of Palm-Leaf Manuscripts of Phra That Phanom Chronicle
The manuscripts narrate the tale of the Buddhas breast bones brought from India for enshrinement at Phrathat Phanom vibrantly recognized since antiquity until today as most sacred Buddhist centre in the Mekong region The collection comprises 10 different versions They are of different length inscribed for different purposes by different personalities at different time in history covering different timespans The manuscripts are representative of the countless diverse palmleaf manuscripts depicting the same story kept in varying conditions at multiple villages towns and temples in many parts of the Northeast of Thailand and in the MidMekong region Popularly copied and widely transmitted for meritmaking they are cherished as sacred Buddhist literature forming a strong basis for the collective multigenerational memories about the coming of Buddhism into the Mekong Basins amalgamating with local beliefs and flourished over millennia
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