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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00814
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537442
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Xiang (Ex-novice) Phomma
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copying date in native date:
ແຮມຄ່ຳ 1 ວັນ 2 ເດືອນ 4 ສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ 1202 ຕົວ ປີກົດໃຈ້
Copying date in Gregorian:
1840 March 19
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
5.1 x 57.7 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
5.1 x 57.7 cm
Text block dimension:
4 x 52.1 cm
Number of pages:
54 pages
Number of blank pages:
4 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
King Phommathat ruled Bharanasi City. He had a son named Phurithat who was also his viceroy. One day, the king suspected that his son wanted to overthrow him to take his thrown. Thus, the king sent his son far away. He could return home only after his father died. Then Phurithat became an ascetic and lived near Yumana River. There was a divorced Nagi named Manavika who lived nearby all by herself. When they met they fell in love with each other. Later they married and had one son and one daughter named Sakhòn Phomma-that and Samutthasa respectively.
Colophon:
Folio 25 on the recto side: In Cula-sakkarat (CS) 1202, a kot chai year, on the first day of the waning moon of the fourth [lunar] month, the second day of the week (Monday), at the time of the sunset drum (13:30–15:00), the writing of this manuscript was finished. Xiang (ex-novice) Phomma had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Phulithat to support the Teachings of the 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).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ພູຣິທັດ (ຜູກ 2)
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
ພູຣິທັດ (ຜູກ 2)
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The story of the Naga Prince Bhuridatta (fascicle 2)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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