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:
55.0 x 5.3 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
55.0 x 5.3 cm
Text block dimension:
50.5 x 4.0 cm
Number of pages:
48 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Phra Malai at the Culamani Stupa in Tavatimsa heaven, where the relics of the Buddha have been installed. Venerable had seen a number of one hundred thousand deities who came to pay respect to the stupa. Especially, Venerable conversed with Metteyya and asked him on how to practice in order to be born in his era. Metteyya’s advice as following:
1. to abstain from killing and hit one's parents, ordained persons and hermits.
2. to abstain from causing a Buddha to bleed and causing schism in the order.
3. to complete the listening to the preaching of Vessantara Jataka within one day.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 1 ໜ້າ 1: ໜ້າທັບພາຍເຄົ້າແມ່ນທຸຕິຍະມະໄລ ຜູກດຽວນີ້ແລ. ຕົວບໍ່ງາມ ຕົກໃຜວ່າກໍ່ຄ່ອຍອ່ານຄ່ອຍວ່າໄປເນີເຈົ້າເຮີຍ.
ລານທີ່ 23 ໜ້າ 2: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມແຕ່ສູ່ທ່ຽງ ແລ້ວເດືອນ 8 ອອກໃໝ່ສິບຄ່ຳ ວັນ 7 ວັນນອກ ເປິກສັນ ພິກຂຸທຳມະປັນຍາໄສ່.
Lānthī 1 nā 1: Nāthap phāikhao maen Thutiyamalai phūk diao nī lae. Tua bò ngām tok phāi vā kὁ khὁi ān khὁi vā pai noe chao hoei.
Lānthī 23 nā 2: Sadet laeo yām tae sū thiang laeo düan 8 ὁkmai sip kham van 7 van nὁk poek san phikkhu Thammapanyā sai.