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:
47.5 x 3.5 cm
Number of pages:
42 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
King Suddhodana built Siddhartha three palaces: one for winter, one for summer and one for the rainy season, as well as enclosed parks and hunting grounds. Siddhartha played in a sunny world of gardens and groves, attended by dancing girls and musicians. He lived in a world of plenty and beauty. He could have whatever he wanted, yet he was not happy. Later, the king also organized the wedding ceremony for Prince Siddhartha and Yasodhara.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 20 ໜ້າ 2: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມວັນທ່ຽງຂ້າແລ ຜູ້ຂ້າໄດ້ໄສ່ທຳປະຖະມະສຳໂພດໄວ້ຄ້ຳຊູຍັງວໍລະພຸດທະສາສະໜາ 5000 ພະວັດສາ ຂໍຫື້ຜູ້[ຂ້າ]ໄດ້ເຖິງສຸກ 3 ຜະການ ມີມະຫາເນລະພານເປັນຍອດແຫ່ງງຂ້າແດ່ເທີ້ນ ໄສ່ແຕ່ປີເມິ່ງເມັດ ສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ພັນ 3 ຮ້ອຍ 29 ຕົວ ເດືອນ 7 ອອກຄ່ໍາ 2 ມື້ວັນ 3 ກ່າເຮົ້າ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ອິນທະຣິກຂິດຕະດ້ວຍຕົນອຽງຂ້າແລ.
ລານທີ່ 21 ໜ້າ 2: ໝາຍໜ້າທັບທໍາປະຖະມະສໍາໂພທິ ຜູກ 7. ຂ້າໄດ້ໄສ່ແຕ່ປີເມິງເສັດ ສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ພັນ 3 ຮ້ອຍ 29 ຕົວ ເດືອນ 7 ຄ່ຳ 2.
Lānthī 20 nā 2: Sadet laeo yām van thiang khā lae phūkhā dai sai tham Pathamasamphot vai khamsū yang vὁlaphuttha sāsanā 5000 pha vatsā khὁhü phū[khā] dai thüng sūk 3 phakān mī mahā nelaphān pen yὁt haeng khā dae thoen sai tae pī moeng met sangkāt rāja dai phan 3 hὁi 29 tua düan 7 ὁk kham 2 mü van 3 kāhao khāphachao Intha rikkhitta dὁi ton aiang khā lae.
Lānthī 21 nā 2: Māi nāthap tham Pathamasamphothi phūk 7. Khā dai sai tae pī moeng set sangkāt rāja dai phan 3 hὁi 29 tua düan 7 kham 2.
Other notes:
This manuscript is the fifth fascicle of a series of ten fascicles holding DS no. DS 0056 00188 and 0056 00269 – 00277.