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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00848

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537476

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Chao Khanan Kongkaeo and Hua Chao Sa Kanya

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copying date in native date:

ແຮມ 3 ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ 4 ສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ຮ້ອຍ 87 ຕົວ ປີຮັບເຮົ້າ

Copying date in Gregorian:

1825 March 06

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 x 55.2 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

5 x 55.2 cm

Text block dimension:

3.5 x 49.5 cm

Number of pages:

192 pages

Number of blank pages:

9 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The principle actions regarded important in Buddhism. Kamma (action) is powerful on birth and death of all beings and includes Kusala-kamma (wholesome action) and Akusala-kamma (unwholesome action).

Colophon:

Folio 90 on the recto side: In Cula-sakkarat (CS) 1187, a hap hao year, on the third day of the waning moon of the fourth [lunar] month, the seventh day of the week (Saturday), a kat sai day, Chao Khanan (Mr. ex-monk) Kongkaeo had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Khatha Thammabattha with the gorgeous handwriting to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5 thousand years. May we all be escaped from Apāya (the four unhappy existences). Ariya Mettaya santike anāgate arahanta magga. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no niccaṃ dhuvaṃ. (May I enlighten as Arahanta and achieve the Magga in the period of Ariya Mettaya. May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana). Folio 91 on the recto side: In Cula-sakkarat (CS) 1187, a hap hao year, on the third day of the waning moon of the fourth [lunar] month, the seventh day of the week (Saturday), a kat sai day, Chao Khanan (Mr. ex-monk) Kongkaeo had the ardent religious faith-

Other notes:

to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Khatha Thammabattha to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5 thousand years. May we all be escaped from Apāya (the four unhappy existences). May I enlighten as Arahanta (……) and Magga (……….) in the period of Pha Ariya Mettaya. May this not be ignored. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no niccaṃ dhuvaṃ (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana). Folio 92 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1187, a hap hao year, on the third day of the waning moon of the fourth [lunar] month, the seventh day of the week (Saturday), a kat sai day, at the time of the morning drum (7:30–9:00), the writing of this manu-script was finished. Chao Khanan (Mr. ex-monk) Kongkaeo had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Nisai Thamma-battha to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5 thousand years. May I be escaped from Apāya (the four unhappy existences). Ariya Mettaya s ...

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສັບຄາຖາທໍາມະບົດ (ຜູກຕົ້ນ)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sab Gāthā Dhammapada (Phuk Ton)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The words of the Buddha’s Path of Wisdom (fascicle 1)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao