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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00104

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518719

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Phò Liang (step father) Pong

Subject matter:

Buddhist chronicle

Copying date in native date:

ຂຶ້ນ 4 ຄ່ຳ ວັນ 3 ມື້ ເຕົ່າຍີ່ ເດືອນ 4 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ 1236 ຕົວປີ ກາບເສັດ

Copying date in Gregorian:

19 02 AD 1874

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.4 x 54.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.4 x 54.5 cm

Text block dimension:

4 x 50 cm

Number of pages:

40 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

After Queen Maha Maya gave a birth of her son at Lumbini Garden. King Suddhodana invited eight wise men to withness the naming ceremony and to suggest a good name for his son. The wise men examined the birthmarks of the prince and concluded, “The prince will be a king of kings if he wants to rule. If he chooses a religious life then he will become the Wisest-the Buddha.” The youngest of the five wise men, Kondanna, then said, “This prince will be the Buddha and nothing else.” Then the wise men gave him the name Siddhartha meaning “wish-fulfilled.”

Colophon:

See DS0011_00221

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສີມະຫາມາຍາ ຜູກຕົ້ນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sī Mahāmāyā, Phuk Ton

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The story of Queen Maha Maya, fascicle 1

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao