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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00897

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537525

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:

Suttanta doctrine

Copying date in native date:

ແຮມ 12 ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ 4 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດ 1202 ຕົວ ປີກົດໃຈ້

Copying date in Gregorian:

1840 March 30

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.9 x 58.9 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.9 x 58.9 cm

Text block dimension:

3.7 x 53.1 cm

Number of pages:

52 pages

Number of blank pages:

5 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text describes a previous existence of Bhimbha Bhikkhuni or Bhaddā-kaccānā Theri who was born as a princess named Amittārājaditā. The Bodhisatta was born as a gopāla (cow boy). When the prince was 16 years old, he wanted marriage. They had fallen in love with each other at their first sight at a festival. Later they got married.

Colophon:

Folio 24 on the recto side: In Cula-sakkarat (CS) 1202, a kot chai year, on the twelfth day of the waning moon of the fourth [lunar] month, at noon (10:30–12:00), the writing of this manuscript was finished. Xiang (ex-novice) Phomma had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manu-script entitled Phimpha Theri to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5 thousand years. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ. (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana, certainly).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ພິມພາເຖຣີ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Bhimbhā Theri

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Bhimbhā Theri

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao