Journal of the Siam Society; 47

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June 1959

VOLUME XL VII Part 1

THE

JOURNAL OF THE

SIAM S

CIETY

(JSS)

BANGKOK

2502

With the Compliments of :Mr. J.J. ':Boeles Vee 1996

TABLE OF CONTENT$ VOLUME XL VII PART 1

JUNE 1959

Articles

Page

John Black

The Insc1·iptions of" Khao

G.H. Luce

The Early Syam in Burma's History,

Pr·a~

Vihar"

1

A Supplement

59

Notes

91

£iterat~tre

James N. Mosel

A Poetic Translation !1·om the Siamese Prince Damrong' s Rep!J in Verse to Rama V

103

'l'lte Rise of the Merchant Glass in TolctLgawa Japan (E. Grant Meade)

113

I nte?'preter of Buddhism to the West : S·ir Edwin Arnold ( K.E. Wells)

117

Bauddhagama1·thasamgraha (Prince Dhani Nivat)

121

CBoole Cf(eviews C.D. Sheldon Brooks Wright

P.L. Vaidya

Cf{.ecent cf)iamese CJ'ublications

233. 'l.'he Life of the Buddha according to Thai Temple Paintings.

123

234. Kromaluav Dibyaratna: Letters to her nephew, Prince Par??Jat1·a of Nalcon Svan; with the d·iary of a trip to Java by the Princess Suddhadib, K1·omaluar; Sri Ratnalcosind.

126

235. Pra Rajavicarn, by King Ohttlalonglwrn.

127

236. NarOrJV?:jit, Pra: Repo1·t on a Siamese Diplomatic M·ission to France.

128

287. In Dedication to Pmya Teparatna Narind, Royal Exhortations, etc.

130

238. Sathienlcoses: Thai Seasonal Customs.

131

239. Sathienlcoses: Short Notes about Oustorns; about the Flonting of Lamps and Benedictory Serv·ices.

132

Page /240. SatMenlcoses : Benedictory SerV1:ces.

133

241. Vanarat, Somdec F?"a: Merit-mak,ing.

133

242. King Rama VJ:

134

Pt'(f,

RtbarJ Cfnd 'flw Triumph of Right.

248. Pariyativedi, P1'a: The Tt>pitaka in qbbreviated translations.

135

244. Bodhinanda, S. : Lectu?·es on the !Jistary Bu,ddhism.

135

Accession to the J:.ibrary

137

Special Presentation of Pul;lications by the Ambassador of Ind,ia

145