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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00269

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624404

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Achan Khanan Nantha

Subject matter:

Buddhist Literature

Copying date in native date:

ປີ ເມິ່ງມົດ ສັງກາດໄດ້ 1329, 1967

Copying date in Gregorian:

AD 1967

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:

51.0 x 4.4 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

51.0 x 4.4 cm

Text block dimension:

46.5 x 4.4 cm

Number of pages:

39 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

In the last existence, the Bodhisatta was born as Vessantara for conducting Dāna (giving) perfection. After the human world, the Bodhisatta was born in Tusita heaven. With invitation of deities headed by Indra, the Bodhisatta descended to the earth in order to seek for the liberation.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 19 ໜ້າ 1: ສະເດັດແລ້ວເດືອນ 6 ແຮມ 6 ຄໍ່າ ມື້ວັນ 4 ວັນນອນແມ່ນກ່າເມັດແລ ແລ້ວວັນຊ້າຍໜ້ອຍ 1 ຂ້າແລ. Lānthī 19 nā 1: Sadet laeo düan 6 haem 6 kham mü van 4 van nὁn maen kā met lae laeo van sāi nὁi 1 khā lae.

Other notes:

This manuscript is the first fascicle of a series of ten fascicles holding DS no. DS 0056 00188 and 0056 00269 – 00277.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ປະຖະມະສໍາໂພທິ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Pathama Sambodhi

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The first enlightenment

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao