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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00813

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537441

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Nang Phia Na Nüa Kao together with her children

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copying date in native date:

ແຮມ 2 ຄໍ່າ ວັນ 5 ເດືອນ 9 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ 1219 ຕົວ ປີເມິ່ງໃສ້

Copying date in Gregorian:

1857 August 07

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.5 x 55.1 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.5 x 55.1 cm

Text block dimension:

3.5 x 48 cm

Number of pages:

80 pages

Number of blank pages:

4 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

King Nemirat explained what he had seen in the heavens to his ministers and citizens. Firstly, he saw a golden castle belonging to Sonathina Devaputta. The castle was given to Sonathina as the results of the good deeds he had done, observing the five precepts, observing the eight precepts and constructing monastic buildings for monks.

Colophon:

Folio 39 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1219, a moeng sai year, on the second day of the waning moon of the ninth [lunar] month, the fifth day of the week (Friday), at the time of the morning drum (7:30–9:00), the writing of this manuscript was finished. Nang Phia Na Nüa Kao and her children-grandchilden had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Nisai Pitaka Nemirat to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana, certainly).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ເນມິຣາດ (ຜູກຖ້ວນ 5)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Nemirāja (Phuk Thuan 5)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The story of King Nemirat (fascicle 5)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao