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 4.0 cm
Number of pages:
40 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
After seeing four signs including old man, sick man, dead man, and a monk, Siddhartha felt so sad and finally decided to leave his kingdom and wordly life for ascetichood. Before leaving, Siddhartha went quietly to see his newborn son and his wife, Yasodhara who were sleeping. It was midnight, and the prince was on his white horse Kanthaka with Channa, his faithful servant, holding on to its tail. He rode to the bank of the river Anoma and dismounted from his horse. The prince took his sword and cut his long hair, donned simple clothes, took a begging bowl and asked Channa to go back with Kanthaka horse.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 1 ໜ້າ 1: ໝາຍໜ້າທັບພາຍເຄົ້າທຳ ປະຖະມະສຳໂພດ ຜູກ 7 ແລ້ວແລ. ສັງກາດໄດ້ ພັນ 3 ຮ້ອຍຊາວ 9 ຕົວ ແລ້ວເດືອນ 7 ແຮມ 7 ຄ່ຳ ມື້ວັນ 3 ໄທ ມື້ກາບສະງ້າແລ ປີເມິ່ງເມັດແລ ທຸແກ້ວໄສ່ແດ່ ທຸພໍ່ໄສ່ແດ່ ແລ້ວແລເນີ ຕົກຕົນໃດໄດ້ອ່ານກໍ່ຄ່ອຍພິຈາລະນາໄປເຍີ. (ຂຽນດ້ວຍບິກສີດຳ): ແດ່ທຸພໍ່ໄສ່ແດ່.
ລານທີ່ 19 ໜ້າ 2: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມແຕ່ສູ່ທ່ຽງແລ.
Lānthī 1 nā 1: Māi nāthap phāikhao tham Pathamasamphot phūk 7 laeo lae. Sangkāt dai phan 3 hὁi sāo 9 tua laeo düan 7 haem 7 kham mü van 3 thai mü kāp sangā lae pī moeng met lae thu Keo sai dae thu phὁ sai dae laeo lae noe tok ton dai dai ān kὁ khὁi phichālanā pai yoe. (Written by black pen): dae thu phὁ sai dae.
Lānthī 19 nā 2: Sadet laeo yām tae sū thiang lae.
Other notes:
This manuscript is the seventh fascicle of a series of ten fascicles holding DS no. DS 0056 00188 and 0056 00269 – 00277.