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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00898
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537526
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:
3.8 x 52.8 cm
Number of pages:
54 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 Massāri with her husband called Sukhuma. Sukhuma was faithful in the Buddhist Teachings. He regularly made merit and donated, but Massāri was stingy and did not do like her husband. After their death, Sukhuma was born in a heaven but Massāri went to hell.
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 manu-script was finished. Xiang (ex-novice) Phomma had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript 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).
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
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