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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00045

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624180

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Saen Buakham

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Saen Sitthinavòn

Copying date in native date:

ຂຶ້ນ 14 ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ 7 ປີ ເຕົ່າຍີ່ [ສັງກາດໄດ້ 1324]

Copying date in Gregorian:

1962 May 17

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:

52.1 x 4.8 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

52.1 x 4.8 cm

Text block dimension:

46.5 x 4.0 cm

Number of pages:

24 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Jatira millionaire who was faithful in the teachings of the Buddha made the golden vases for worshiping the relics of Kassapa Buddha. When he was old he asked King Bimbisara for a permission to let him enter the monkhood. He attained arahatship in three days after his ordination.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 11 ໜ້າ 2: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມວັນທ່ຽງຂ້າແລ ເຈົ້າສັດທາແມ່ນແສນບົວຄໍາຂຽນທັງກັບແລ ຂ້ອຍເຖົ້າແສນສິດທິນາວອນ ຂຽນ 5 ຜູກແລ ອາຍຸວັນໂນ ສຸກຂັງ ພະລັງ ເດືອນ 7 ລົງ 4 ຄ່ຳ ບົວຣະມວນ. Lānthī 11 nā 2: Somdet laeo yām van thiang khālae chao satthā maen Saen Buakham khian thang kap lae khòi Thao Saen Sitthināvòn khian 5 phūk lae. Ayuvanno sukkhaṃ bhalaṃ düan 7 long 4 kham bualamuan.

Other notes:

This manuscript is the fifth fascicle of a series of DS 0056 00041-00045

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສົມມະນະເສດຖີ (ຜູກ 5)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Samana Setthī (Phuk 5)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Story of Sommana millionaire (fascicle 5)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali