Brapamsukulanisamsam and Symbolic Clothing
by Ginette Martini
The Brapamsukulānisamsam invocation, in Pali and translation, sacred part of Southeast Asia funerary rites.
- Publication
- Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient (BEFEO), Vol. 60, pp. 55-78
- Published
- 1973
- Author
- Ginette Martini
- Pages
- 25
- Language
- French
pdf 502.3 KB
This fascinating study brings us to one of the most sacred elements of Indochina funerary rites, the scrapped garments that Buddhist monks wear in accordance to the Buddhist principle of ‘anicca’, impermanence.
The author gives us the full Pali text of this most sacred invocation, with a translation into French. How meaningful can be the choice of wearing rags...
Photo: funerary urn of the Enlightened Sangharaja of theThommayutt Order, Phnom Penh, 1966 (photo Madeleine Giteau)
Tags: funerary rites, Pali, Khmer religion, clothing, symbols, Buddhism, linguistics
About the Author
Ginette Martini
Distinguished linguist and language historian, Ginette Martini (also Ginette Martini-Terral or Terral-Martini) extensively studied Khmer scriptures and traditions.
She was married to the linguist Francois Martini.