Felicitation Volume Presented to Assistant Professor Dr. Uraisi Varasarin
by Her Friends, Pupils and Admirers
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
Bangkok, Thailand: Department of Oriental Languages, Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University , 1999. A very crisp and clean used copy; almost new and unread condition; gift quality! Very very rare and hard-to-find title! Purple and white illustrated wrapper with gilt lettering on the front and purple lettering on the spine. Text is in various languages. 301 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! Extremely scarce and out-of print first edition! "The purpose of this paper is to give a bird-eye view of the situation of Buddhism in the region which is now the kingdom of Thailand as it was recorded in the early inscriptions in Pali, Sanskrit, Mon, Khmer (Cambodian) and Thai from 7th to 16th century A.D. Indian contacts with Southeast Asia may have been made some centuries before the beginning of the Christian era, as evidenced by the names like Suvarnabhumi being mentioned in jatakas, epics, and Maha-vamsa.........." ------- from Buddhism as Recorded in Early Inscriptions Found in Thailand (Chirapat Prapandvidya).. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Conover Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 049679
- Title
- Felicitation Volume Presented to Assistant Professor Dr. Uraisi Varasarin
- Author
- Her Friends, Pupils and Admirers
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Department of Oriental Languages, Faculty of Archaeology, Silpakorn University
- Place of Publication
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE ORIENTAL LANGUAGES HISTORY HISTORICAL BUDDHISM INSCRIPTIONS THAILAND PALI KHMER SOUTHEAST ASIA
- Bookseller catalogs
- Foreign Language;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
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