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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00009

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624144

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:

Chanthavong Bhikkhu

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:

48.0 x 4.0 cm

Number of pages:

44 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text mentions about a hermit and three brothers. The three brothers learnt three kinds of knowledge from the hermit. The first is the knowledge of making feces to overcome an enemy. This knowledge was taught to the oldest brother. The second is the knowledge of making urine to overcome an enemy. This knowledge was taught to the second brother. The third is the knowledge of making the voice of fart like music. This knowledge was taught to the youngest brother.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 22 ໜ້າ 2: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມກອງແລງ ເດືອນ 9 ອອກໃໝ່ 5 ຄ່ຳ ປີເປິກເສັດແລ ຈັນທະວົງພິກຂຸ ອັດຕະໂນດ້ວຍຕົນອຽງຂ້າແລ ຂໍໃຫ້ຜູ້ຂ້າໄດ້ເຖິງສຸກ 3 ປະການ ມີນີລະພານເປັນທີ່ແລ້ວກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ທຸວັງ ທຸວັງ ປະຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ. Lānthī 22 nā 2: Sadet laeo yām kònglaen düan 9 òkmai 5 kham pī poek set lae Chanthavong bhikkhu attano dòi ton aiang khalae khòhai phūkhā dai thüang suk 3 pakān mī nibbāna pen thīlaeo kò khāthüan dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ paramaṃ sukkhaṃ.

Other notes:

The string hole is loose. This manuscript is one fascicle of a series of twelve fascicles which are wrapped with a cotton wrapping cloth and has 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 9)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Siao Savāt (Phuk 9)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Story of Siao Savat (fascicle 9)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali