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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00091

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624226

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

All people of Ban Pak Chaek village

Subject matter:

Buddhist Chronicle

Copyist:

Bhikkhu Inthapanyosalo

Copying date in native date:

ພ.ສ. 2536, ຈ.ສ. 1355, ຄ.ສ. 1993

Copying date in Gregorian:

AD 1993

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:

54.7 x 5.0 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

54.7 x 5.0 cm

Text block dimension:

50.4 x 3.8 cm

Number of pages:

32 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Malai Muen refers to during paying homage to Culamani Stupa in Tavatimsa Heaven, Venerable Malai Thera had seen the certain deities in a number of ten thousand, who came to pay respect the stupa at the moment. Venerable Malai Thera, a Buddhist monk who lived at Kamphosakham village in Sri Lanka known for legendary travels to heaven and hell. His story is popularly chanted during the Vessantara Jataka festival or Bun Mahasat. According to the legend, he visited heaven and hell and afterwards described to the lay people and fellow monks what he had seen.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 1 ໜ້າ 1: ໜ້າພາຍເຄົ້າ ປະຖະມະໄລ ຜູກຕົ້ນພາຍເຄົ້າແລ. ຕົວບໍ່ງາມສັກນ້ອຍແລ. ຈາດໄຂສິກເຮີຍສາວຫ້ວຍແຈກງາມກາຍ. ລານທີ່ 15 ໜ້າ 2: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມວັນງາຍອ່ອນແລ ຂໍຫື້ຜູ້ຂ້າເຖິງສຸກ 3 ປະການ ວຽງນິບພານເປັນທີ່ແລ້ວ. Lānthī 1 nā : Nā phāikhao Pathamalai phūkton phāikhao lae. Tua bò ngām sak nòi lae. Chāt khai sik hoei sao Hòichaek ngām kāi. Lānthī 15 nā 2: Sadet laoe yām van ngāi òn lae khòhü phūkhā dai thüng suk 3 pakān viang nipphān pen thī laeo.

Other notes:

This manuscript is of the same story of DS 0056 00100.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ປະຖະມະໄລ (ຜູກຕົ້ນ)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Patha Malai (Phuk Ton)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The first Malai (fascicle 1)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao