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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00860

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537488

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Sangkha Rasa Phutthapanya

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Chua (novice) Mi

Copying date in native date:

ອອກ 5 ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ 6 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ 1222 ຕົວ ປີກົດສັນ

Copying date in Gregorian:

1860 May 09

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 58.6 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

5 x 58.6 cm

Text block dimension:

3.7 x 50 cm

Number of pages:

54 pages

Number of blank pages:

4 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

Prince Sivijaya and his family stayed at Mount Vaṃga for five months. One day, after Sivayaka returned from gathering fruits, she found her way blocked in by three ferocious animals: a lion, a tiger and a leopard. When she arrived at the hermitage, she could not find her children.

Colophon:

Folio 25 on the recto side: In Cula-sakkarat (CS) 1222, a kot san year, on the fifth day of the waxing moon of the sixth [lunar] month, the third day of the week (Tuesday), a poek set day, at noon (10:30–12:00), the writing of this manuscript was finished. Saṅgharājā Phutthapanya had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Visaiyabanha to support the Teaching of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5 thousand years. [This manuscript was written to be] dedi-cated [the merit] to my older brother named Thit (Mr.) Phomma who has passes away to the other world. May the benefit derived from this merit be a golden vehicle taking my older brother to reach the three stages of happiness with the Nirvana as the ultimate goal. Niccaṃ dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ວິໄຊຍະບັນຫາ (ຜູກ 7)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Vijaya Pañhā (Phuk 7)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Vijaya’s problem (fascicle 7)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao