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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00903

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537531

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:

Buddhist literature

Copying date in native date:

ອອກໃໝ່ 1 ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ 5 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດ 1202 ຕົວປີ ກົດໃຈ້

Copying date in Gregorian:

1840 April 03

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 56.8 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.5 x 56.8 cm

Text block dimension:

3.6 x 52 cm

Number of pages:

50 pages

Number of blank pages:

3 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

One full moon night, Queen Sirimahamaya had a vivid dream. She felt herself being carried away by four devas to Lake Anotatta in the Himalayas. After bathing her in the lake, the devas clothed her in heavenly cloths, anointed her with perfumes, and bedecked her with divine flowers. Soon after a white elephant, holding a white lotus flower in its trunk, appeared and went round her three times, entering her womb through her right side. The next day, early in the morning, the queen told King Suddhodana about the dream. The king was puzzled and sent for some wise men to discover the meaning of the dream.

Colophon:

Folio 24 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1202, a kot chai year, on the first waxing day of the fifth [lunar] month, the fifthe day of the week (Thursday), a hap mao day. The writing of this manuscript had been finished in the morning between 6.00-7.30 o’clock. Xiang (Mr. ex-novice) Phomma had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Pathomsompot, 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:

ປະຖົມສົມໂພດ (ຜູກຕົ້ນ)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Pathama Sambodhi (Phuk ton)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The First Enlightenment (fascicle 1)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao