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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00149

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624284

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Buddhist Chronicle

Begin Year Date:

1910

End Year Date:

2010

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:

55.0 x 5.4 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

55.0 x 5.4 cm

Text block dimension:

50.2 x 4.0 cm

Number of pages:

26 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text describes about the story of Gotama Buddha. He collected perfection since he was Hermit Sumedhon and was predicted by Dipangara Buddha until he attained enlightenment as a Buddha and established his teachings of Tipitaka. The text also mentions about the duration of the Teachings of the Buddha will be lasted until 5,000 years, and what will happen in the meantime. At the end of 5,000 years, all the relics of the Buddha which have been installed in various places will be integrated and become the Buddha one more time.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 12 ໜ້າ 1: ສະເດັດແລ້ວ 6 ມວງແລງ ເດືອນ 4 ອອກໃໝ່ 14 ຄ່ຳ. Lānthī 12 nā 1: Sadet laeo yām 6 muang laeng düan 4 ὁkmai 14 kham.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ມະຫາສັງກາດ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Mahā Saṅkāt

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Great Era

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao