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:
51.0 x 5.0 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
51.0 x 5.0 cm
Text block dimension:
48.2 x 4.0 cm
Number of pages:
16 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The first part mentions a monk from Kusinara visiting Ariya Metteyya in Brahma and asked Ariya Metteyya to explain about the obligation for one’s parent. The second part mentions a son of Indra born as Mahaphom. Later Mahaphom was ordained as a novice. When his mother died, he made a manuscript of Phothiyan Long Koet and offered it to a monk in order to dedicate the merit to his mother. When the monk received his manuscript, his mother escaped from suffering and born in a good place. The third part mentions about the merit of making the manuscript of Phothiyan Long Koet.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 8 ໜ້າ 1: ຜູ້ຂ້າຈັກອຸທິດສະ ນາບຸນອັນນີ້ໄປຫາອ້າຍຍອດ ຂໍໃຫ້ພົ້ນທີ່ຍາກພາກທີ່ຜານ ຄັນໄປຮອດເມື່ອເຊົ້າພົ້ນຈາກອະບາຍ ຄັນໄປຮອດເມື່ອສາຍໃຫ້ເມືອເມືອງຟ້າ ຄັນເມືອຫລ້າໃຫ້ເຂົ້າສູ່ເນລະພານແດ່ບຸນເຮີຍ ນິບພານັງ ປະຣະມັງສຸກຂັງ ແລ້ວແລ.
Lānthī 8 nā 1: Phūkhā chak uthitsa nābun an nī pai hā Aī Yὁt khὁ hai phon thī yāk phāk thī phān, khan pai hὁt müa sao phon chāk abāi, khan pai hὁt müa sai hai müa müangfā, khan müa lā hai khaosū nelaphān dae bun hoei. Nibbhānaṃ paramaṃ sukkhaṃ laeo lae.