Ariyaka script
| Ariyaka | |
|---|---|
 Bhikkhu PatimokkhainLatin-derived Ariyaka script invented by King Mongkutc. 1841to write Buddhist texts. | |
| Script type | |
Time period | c. 1800s |
| Direction | Left-to-right |
| Region | Thailand |
| Language | Pali |
| Languages | Lao,Isan,and others |
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TheAriyaka script(Thai:อักษรอริยกะ) is an obsoleteAlpha bet,invented by KingMongkutas an alternative to transcribingPali,the liturgical language ofTheravada Buddhism.The script, inspired by theGreekandBurmese-Mon scripts,did not come into popular use and eventually fell out of usage.[1]
History[edit]
During religious reforms in mid-nineteenth centuryRattanakosin Kingdom,King Mongkut discouraged use of theKhom Thai script,in religious works for reason that its exclusivity gave wrong impression thatKhom Thai Scriptwas holy and magical, ordering the monks to switch to the Thai script in recording Buddhist canon. In the 1840s, Mongkut invented the Ariyaka script to promote printing ofTripiṭaka,instead of traditionally inscribing onpalm leaf manuscripts.[2][3]The script was adapted from both theGreekandBurmese-Mon scripts,and was intended to supplant other existing scripts for transcribing Pali, including Khom Thai andTai Tham.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^"The Mon Origin of King Rama IV's Ariyaka Script"(PDF).University of Hamburg.2021.
- ^Ghosh, Lipi (2017).India-Thailand Cultural Interactions: Glimpses from the Past to Present.Springer.
- ^abCrosby, Kate; Kyaw, Pyi Phyo (2022-10-19)."Practices of Protection in the Pali World".Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion.doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199340378.013.764.Retrieved2023-03-01.
- ^Ray, Himanshu Prabha (2019-01-25),"Archaeology of Buddhism in Asia",Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian History,Oxford University Press,doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780190277727.013.214,ISBN978-0-19-027772-7,retrieved2023-03-01
External links[edit]
Media related toAriyaka scriptat Wikimedia Commons