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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00954
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537582
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Pho Sing
Subject matter:
Buddhist literature
Copying date in native date:
ແຮມ 2 ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ 4 ພຸດທະສັງກາດ 2513
Copying date in Gregorian:
1970 April 22
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
5 x 53 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
5 x 53 cm
Text block dimension:
3.7 x 48.7 cm
Number of pages:
46 pages
Number of blank pages:
5 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The text describes the cycle of lives in saṃsāra starting with birth, age, illness and death. The places where all beings are born after death include hells, jinns, specters, beasts, human world and heavens. The condition of each place is different. The Buddha performed his perfections for 24 asongkhai (number followed by 140 zeros ) and one hundred great eons. Finally, the Buddha attained enlightenment and became the Blessed One and taught his followers on how to escape from saṃsāra. The wise persons should perform only good deed.
Colophon:
Folio 21 on the verso side: In BE 2513, on Wednesday May 22nd, on the second waning day. The writing of this manuscript had been finished at 2.00 pm. I, Sathuphò (monk) Sing had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Songsan, to support the Teachings of the Buddha, and donated to Vat Tham Phousy, to last until the end of 5000 years. When I die, may my wishes and desires not be ignored. Suddhinaṃ paramaṃ sukkhaṃ.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ສະໝາດ ສົງສານ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Samāt Songsān
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The life process
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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