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:
51.3 x 4.6 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
51.3 x 4.6 cm
Text block dimension:
46.0 x 4.5 cm
Number of pages:
38 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Malai Muen refers to during paying homage to Culamani Stupa in Tavatimsa Heaven, Venerable Malai Thera had seen the certain deities in a number of ten thousand, who came to pay respect the stupa at the moment. Venerable Malai Thera, a Buddhist monk who lived at Kamphosakham village in Sri Lanka known for legendary travels to heaven and hell. His story is popularly chanted during the Vessantara Jataka festival or Bun Mahasat. According to the legend, he visited heaven and hell and afterwards described to the lay people and fellow monks what he had seen.
Colophon:
Lānthī 1 nā 1: Chamnuan man mī 10 phūk chim kan lae khan se kὁ hü sὁk thae dai.
Māi nāthap tham Pathamasamphuat phūk 4 lae ao nang thai hāt kὁ mā kāi lae chu batnī pen khὁng Hὁichaek laeo thu Keo khian lae bὁ ngām kāi lae vela khian āyū dai 20 pī lae 1967.
Lānthī 17 nā 2: Laeo yām tā sāi nan lae pī kā met sangkāt dai phan 3 hὁi pāi 28 tua düan 6 haem 14 kham van thit. Thu Keo khian vai kap sāsanā 5 phan pha vatsā lae.