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:
54.9 x 5.2 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
54.9 x 5.2 cm
Text block dimension:
47.2 x 4.7 cm
Number of pages:
34 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The text mentions various contents which include in the Pitaka canon such as the number of the previous Buddhas; duration of performing perfection of Paññādika Buddha and Saddhādika Buddha; the conditions of human beings who will be born in the period of the religion of the coming Buddha names Ariya Mettaiya; the short story of Gotama Buddha; the benefits derived from giving, observing precepts, meditating, listening to Dhamma preaching; radiation of loving-kindness; the conditions of human world, hells, heavens, brahma and nirvana; and etc.
Colophon:
Lānthī 1 nā 1: Nāthap phāikhao tham Yὁttai Pittakka thang 3 lae. Chao satthā Phὁ Ai Bāng 2 phua mia mia sü Sāo Phom phua sü Ai Keo lae.
(khian dὁi bik sī fā) Hām yā khian noe, phai khian nὁi tāi.
Lānthī 16 nā 2: Sadet laeo yām tae sū thiang lae, sai pī moeng sai sangkāt rāja dai phan 2 hὁi 707 tua düan 11 khün 7 kham mü vanchan thai kā sai ching dai bualamuan laeo lae. Chao satthā lūk Phὁ Ai Bāng 2 phua mia mī satthā pai sü ao puatakka bailān mā taemkhian yang tham Yὁttai Pittakka thang 3 vai kap phuttha sāsanā 5 phan pha vatsā, khὁ chong hü pen phala kuason nābun khamsū munsū tae nai patchu panna phāvasāt an nī tāp tὁ thao khao sū viangkaoe yὁt nelaphān dae thoen. Phὁ Ajān dai mā khian tham Yὁttai Pittakka thang 3 vai khamsū yang vὁla phuttha sāsanā phachao Gotama hao nī lae. Phūkhā chak pāthanā ao phayā sapphanyūtayān duang pasoet, khὁhü phūkhā dai koet lom sāsanā phachao ton süvā Ariya Mettaya ton chak koet mā phāinā haeng phūkhā dae thoen.
Lānthī 17 nā 2: Nāthap phāipāi tham