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:
46.3 x 3.5 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
46.3 x 3.5 cm
Text block dimension:
43.0 x 4.3 cm
Number of pages:
24 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Damaged
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 12 ໜ້າ 2: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມແຕ່ສູ່ທ່ຽງ ປີຮັບເປົ້າ ເດືອນຍີ່ ອອກໃໝ່ 7 ຄ່ຳ ແມ່ນວັນ 7 ໄທ ເຕົ່າສະງ້າ ຂໍຫື້ສາທຸພໍ່ທຳມະປັນຍາໄດ້ເຂົ້າສູ່ວຽງແກ້ວຍອດມະຫາເນລະພານ ຜູ້ຂ້າໃສ່ທຳຄ້ຳວໍລະພຸດທະສາດສະໜາ 5 ພັນພະວັດສາ ຂໍຫື້ເປັນຜະລະບຸນຜູ້ຂ້າແຕ່ໂຊ່ນີ້ແລະຊາດໜ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າເຂົ້າສູ່ເນລະພານແລເນືອ.
Lānthī 12 nā 2: Sadet laoe yām tae sū thiang pī hap pao düan yi òkmai 7 kham maen van 7 thai tao sangā khòhü Sathuphò Thammapanyā dai khao sū viangkaeo mahā nelaphān phūkhā sai tham kham vòla phuttha sāsanā 5 phan pha vatsā khòhü pen phala bun phūkhā tae sonī lae sātnā tāp tò thao khao sū nelaphān lae nüa.