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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00871

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537499

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Rites and rituals

Begin Year Date:

1800

End Year Date:

1900

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

5.2 x 57 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

5.2 x 57 cm

Text block dimension:

3.5 x 52.4 cm

Number of pages:

32 pages

Number of blank pages:

0 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text is about Munlaküt or Mullaküt (the origin of thought), the belief of rites and cremation for the dead. The text describes the beginning of the world. When the Buddha was born as a king named Phaya Samantaraja, he ruled four cities. The king organized funeral ceremonies for his citizens differently depending on the causes of their deaths. For example, when a person died from drowning, the king ordered people to rub the body with turmeric powder and dust before cremations. These death rites are followed until present days.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ມູນລະກຶດ (ຜູກດຽວ)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Mūnlaküt (Phuk Diao)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The origin of thoughts (single fascicle)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao