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:
56.2 x 5.0 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
56.2 x 5.0 cm
Text block dimension:
49.5 x 4.5 cm
Number of pages:
20 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
The story of Hong Phākham was discoursed by the Buddha while staying at the Jetavanna monastery. One upon a time, King Paranta who had his queen named Chanthavimala and other six wives, reigned Varanasi. Later, the Queen gave a birth of a son whose name was given as Dukkhattiya Kumara. When the six wives knew the queen giving a birth of son. They were jealous and alternated the son with a puppy.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 9 ໜ້າ 2: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມວັນທ່ຽງຕິສັນພຽນແລ ພິກຂຸຣິດຂິດຕະຈັນສະຫຼີ ອັດຕະໂນດ້ວຍຕົນອຽງຂ້າແລ ປັດຖະມັກກັງເຄົ້າ ເຈົ້າມູນລະສັດທາພໍ່ຍໍພໍ່ປ້າຫວດກັບພໍ່ອິນຝາຍ ຕ່າງກຸນກໍ່ຕ່າງເປັນກົກເປັນເຄົ້າກວ່າລູກເຕົ້າແລະເມຍຕົນ ທັງມວນທານໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາ 5000 ພະວັດສາຂ້າແລ.
Lānthī 9 nā 2: Sadet laeo yām van thiang ti san phian lae phikkhu rikkhitta Chansarī attano dòi ton aiang khālae pattha makkang khao chao mūnla satthā phò yò Phò Bāhot kap Phò In Fāi tang khun kò tang pen khao kwā lūktao lae mia ton thang muan thān vai kap sāsanā 5000 pha vatsā khālae.
Other notes:
This manuscript is the first fascicle of a series of six fascicles, from DS 0056 00064-00069. The string holes of some folios are loose.