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:
48.0 x 4.0 cm
Number of pages:
36 pages
Number of blank pages:
3 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
He meditated on his breathing in and breathing out. It was the eve of the full moon. During the first part of the night many evil thoughts, described as being like the evil god Mara and his army, crept into his mind. Thoughts of desire, craving, fear and attachment arose, yet Gotama did not allow these thoughts to disturb his concentration. He sat more firm than ever. He began to feel calm and brave as he let these thoughts go and so, in the first part of the night, he found the power of seeing his own past lives.
Colophon:
Lānthī 1 nā 1: Māi nāthap tham Pathamasamphothi phūk 9 phāikhao tham Pākchaek bān sāng ao khaek mā thān nan lae maen thu Khanān Keo khian bὁ ngām khὁi phichālanā ao thoen foek mai lae.
Lānthī 17 nā 1: Sadet laeo yām ngāi kae nan lae velā 12 mong kae lae noe sangkāt dai phan 3 hὁi pāi 29 tua pī moeng met düan 7 ὁkmai 6 kham lae. Suddhinaṃ vattame dhānaṃ asavak khayāvahaṃ nibbāna saṃkhātaṃ hontu anāgate kāle. Mak 1 phon 1 nipphān 1. Nibbāna paccayo hontu niccaṃ thuvaṃ paramaṃ sukkhaṃ thu Nān Keo khian lae.
Lānthī 18 nā 2: Māi nāthap phāipāi maen Pathamasamphuat phī phuat hü phāi thao ching dai koet pen dī khὁhü pen utthaka setthī sam toem mī ngoen lān dae thὁn. Mὁm Keo Kittisalo khian pī 1967 buat dai 5 pī thang pen pha.
Other notes:
This manuscript is the ninth fascicle of a series of ten fascicles holding DS no. DS 0056 00188 and 0056 00269 – 00277.