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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00001

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624136

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Saen Buakham and Thao (Mr.) Suriya

Subject matter:

Literature

Copyist:

Phò òk (lay father) Saen Sitthinavòn

Copying date in native date:

ຂຶ້ນ 11 ຄໍ່າ ວັນ 2 ເດືອນ 8 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດ 1321, ປີ ກັດໃຄ້

Copying date in Gregorian:

1959 July 16

Place of copying:

Pak Chaek village, Pak U district, Luang Prabang province

Script:

Tham Lue

Writing support:

Palm-Leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

56.7 x 5.4 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

56.7 x 5.4 cm

Text block dimension:

5.0 x 4.3 cm

Number of pages:

46 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

Long time ago, a wealthy family with two sons, Si Saliao and Siao Savat respectively lived in Bharanasi kingdom. When Siao Savat reached 16 years of age, his parent decided it was time for their children to live on their own. “My dears,” said the father, “if we had two houses, you each could choose the one that you would prefer to live in. One is already built. The time has come to build the other one.” Si Saliao wanted to remain where he was, so he chose the old house. Siao Savat wanted to gain experience, so he chose to build a house for himself.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 1 ໜ້າ 1: ໜ້າທັບພາຍເຄົ້າທໍາມັງ ສຽວສະຫວາດ ຜູກຕົ້ນແລ ທັງມວນ ມີ 12 ຜູກ ຈິມກັນແລ ຂ້ອຍພໍ່ອອກເຖົ້າ ແສນສິດທິນາວອນຂຽນແລ ມີ 21 ໃບ ປາຍໜ້າທັບ. Lānthī 1 nā 1: Nāthap phāikhao thammang Siao Savāt Phukton lae thangmual mī 12 phūk chimkanlae. Khòi Phò òk thao Saen Sitthināvòn khianlae mī 21 bai pai nāthap.

Other notes:

The string hole is loose. The surfaces of the first and the last folios are dirty. This manuscript is one fascicle of a series of twelve fascicles which are wrapped with a cotton wrapping cloth and a wooden label (mai pi) containing the title “list of Dhamma Siao Savat consisting of 12 fascicles”.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສຽວສະຫວາດ (ຜູກ 1)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Siao Savāt (Phuk 1)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Story of Siao Savat (fascicle 1)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali