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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00407

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624542

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Ānisaṃsa (Merit)

Begin Year Date:

1900

End Year Date:

2000

Place of copying:

Pak Chaek village, Pak U district, Luang Prabang province

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-Leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

51.2 x 4.7 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

51.2 x 4.7 cm

Text block dimension:

47.0 x 4.0 cm

Number of pages:

18 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

While residing at the Jetavan monastery in Savatthi, the Buddha was asked by King Mahanama about what result of merit to those who gave alms-giving. Then the Buddha delivered a sermon describing the merit derived from giving various gifts. For examples: the one who made a Buddha statue as a gift will gain merit for ten kappa (eon); the one who made a manuscript as a gift will gain merit for nine kappa; the one who hadbeen ordained as a monk will gain merit for eight kappa; the one who built a stupa as a gift will gain merit for seven kappa; and so on…

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 9 ໜ້າ 1: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມແຕ່ສູ່ທ່ຽງແລ ຜູ້ຂ້າປາຖະໜາເກີດມາຊາດໜ້າ ຂໍຢ່າຫື້ມີພະຍາດບາດເຍົາ ຂໍຫື້ເປັນຄຸນຮູ້ຜູ້ດີ ຂໍຫື້ຜູ້ຂ້າພົ້ນຈາກກຳວຽນ ຂໍຫື້ພົ້ນຈາກເຜດອະສຸລະກາຍ ພົ້ນຈາກວິບາກຜຽດ ຫື້ໄດ້ເຖິງສຸກແດ່ບຸນເຮີຍ ສຸດທິນັງ ວັດຕະເມທາ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫນຕຸ ແລ້ວແລ. Lānthī 9 nā 1: Sadet laeo yām tae sū thiang lae phūkhā pāthanā koet mā sātnā khò yāhü mī phayāt bātyao khòhü pen khun hū phū dī khòhü phūkhā phon chak kamvian khòhü phon chak asurakāi phon chak vibāk phiat hü dai thüng suk dae bun hoei. Suddhinaṃ vattame dhānaṃ nibbāna paccayo hotu laeo lae.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສອງສັບພະທານ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sòng Sabba Dāna

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The merit of all gifts

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali