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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00885

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537513

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Chao Mòm Phò Achan Di

Subject matter:

Suttanta doctrine

Copying date in native date:

ຂຶ້ນ 2 ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ 12 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ 1243 ຕົວ ປີຮ້ວງໃສ້

Copying date in Gregorian:

1881 October 24

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 57.3 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.5 x 57.3 cm

Text block dimension:

4 x 51.1 cm

Number of pages:

52 pages

Number of blank pages:

4 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

King Brahmadata ruled Benares and ordered Prince Nanda Kumara to find three royal daughters in the Himma-phan Forest, 70 kilometres away. When the prince met Princess Malika, he fell in love with her and they got married.

Colophon:

Folio 26 on the recto side: In Cula-skkarat (CS) 1243, a huang sai year, on the second day of the waxing moon of the twelfth [lunar] month, the second day of the week (Monday), a hap mao day, at the time of the sunset drum (13:30–15:00), the writing of this manuscript was finished. Chao-Mòm Phò Achan Thòngdi had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of these manuscript fascicles entitled Lam Malika to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5 thousand years. May my wishes and desires be fulfilled. Sādhu sādhu nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukkhaṃ niccaṃ (Well! Nirvana is the greatest bliss, certainly).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ມາລິກາ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Malikā

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Malikā

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao