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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00062
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518677
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
Yes
Current Status:
In situ
Subject matter:
Suttanta doctrine
Copying date in native date:
ຂຶ້ນ 11 ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ 12 ສັງກາດໄດ້ 1276 ຕົວປີ ກາບຍີ່
Copying date in Gregorian:
1914 October 29
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
4.4 x 56.4 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
4.4 x 56.4 cm
Text block dimension:
3.8 x 51.5 cm
Number of pages:
68 pages
Number of blank pages:
3 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Akaravatta sut or Ākāvatta Sutta (Discourse on the conditions of the Buddha). While residing at Mount Gijjhakuta near Rajgir, the Buddha delivered the sermon of the Akaravatta Sutta to Sariputta Thera. The Sutta contains five verses starting with the Navaradiguna Verse up to the Paramidatta Verse. The Akaravatta Sutta is more powerful than other Suttas and people who always remember the Sutta will be safe from all kinds of dangers and have a clean mind. A person who listens to, writes, recites, hallows and chants it would be spared from 30 kinds of dangers such as those from ferocious animals, kings, water and fire, humans, devils, etc.
Colophon:
Folio 33 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1276, on the eleventh waxing day of the twelfth [lunar] month, the writing [of this manuscript] was finished at the time of the morning drum (between 7.30-9.00 o’clock). The king of the Front Palace together and his princess and all his children and relatives had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript [entitled] Akaravattasut to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvāna).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ອາກາລະວັດຕະສູດ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Ākāravatta Sutta
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Discourse on the conditions of the Buddha
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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