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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00901

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537529

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) Phumma

Subject matter:

Suttanta doctrine

Copying date in native date:

ແຮມ 12 ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ 4 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດ 1202 ຕົວປີ ກົດໃຈ້

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:

4 x 52.3 cm

Number of pages:

56 pages

Number of blank pages:

8 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text mentions about present existence of Bhimbha Bhikkhuni or Bhaddākaccānā Their. When Princess Bhimbha was 16 years old she married Prince Siddhartha and gave a son named Ruhula. When Rahula was seven years old was ordained as a novice, later attained elightenment.

Colophon:

Folio 25 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1202, a tao chai year, on the twelfth waning day of the fourth [lunar] month. The writing of this manuscript had been finished at noon between 10.30-12.00 o’clock. Xiang (Mr. ex-novice) Phomma had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Phimpha Their, 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