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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00004
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518619
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
Yes
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Pharasa Sattha Luang (The Royal Court)
Subject matter:
Buddhist chronicle
Copying date in native date:
ແຮມ 12 ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ 9 ສັງກາດ 17 (ຈ.ສ.1317) ຕົວປີ ເປິກສີ່
Copying date in Gregorian:
1955/56 August 15
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
4.8 x 54.1 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
4.8 x 54.1 cm
Text block dimension:
3.5 x 45 cm
Number of pages:
48 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
This is the seventh fascicle of the story of the Venerable Uppagupta Thera. The story is that in BE 218, King Asoka was celebrating his 84,000 stupas when Mara appeared who destined a heavy rain to disrupt the ceremony. Phra Uppagupta Thera, who was living in the underworld had suppressed Mara and they both were fighting each other with supernatural power. Finally, Mara was put under control. The Venerable tied Mara's neck with the carcass of a dog and tied him to Mount Sumeru until the celebration had fully finished. Then the Venerable gave Mara back his freedom.
Colophon:
Folio 26 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) [13]17, a poek si year, on the twelfth waning day of the ninth [lunar] month. Pha Rajasattha Luang (the Royal court) sponsored the making of this manuscript entitled Lam Upakut (Uppagupta) to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of five thousand years. Nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ (Nirvana is the ultimate happiness).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ພະອຸບປະຄຸດ ຜູກ 7
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Phra Uppagupta, Phuk 7
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The story of the Venerable Phra Uppagupta Thera, fascicle 7
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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