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:
56.3 x 5.1 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
56.3 x 5.1 cm
Text block dimension:
48.0 x 4.5 cm
Number of pages:
18 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Damaged
Description of manuscript content:
Thatsaphon or the ten blessings is the first episode of the 13 episodes of Vessantara Jataka which contains 16 fascicles. In the Buddha’s time, while residing in Kapilavatthu the Buddha delivered a sermon to his father, King Suddhadana, sakya princes and the Sangha. The Buddha described his last existence as Prince Vessantara and the story of his mother, Queen Phusati who was the queen of Indra. Before finishing her time in the heaven for being born as a human being in the world, she asked Indra for the ten blessings. The Indra gave her the ten blessings as her request by pouring holy water on the palms of the queen.
Colophon:
Lānthī 18 nā 2: Batnī mūnla satthā māi mī Aāo Phò Maisòng 2 khā chao phua mia kò mī chai lüam sai satthā nai vòla phuttha sāsanā 5000 pha vatsā kò ching chak dai pai khonkhwāi hā dai yang potakka bailān māhü Phòthao Saen Sitthināvòn mā taemkhian yang Mahasāt kapnòi nī vai khamsū sāsanā pha Gotama chao 5 phan pha vatsā khòhü tūkhòi thanglāi dai thüng suk 3 pakān suk an mī nai müngkhon lae sanfā suk thī laeo mī yòt viangkaeo nakkhala mahā nepaphān nan kò chong chak mī thiang thae dīrī. Mak 1 phon 1 nipphān 1 nibbāna paccayo hotu no niccaṃ dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukkhaṃ. Subbhe sattā sukhitā hotu subbha dhukha vūpasmantu laeo yām van ngāi khālae.
Lānthī 9 nā 2: (written by blue pen) Kalunā song thüng Bān Lātthāhae Hātpāng Hātkhò Hòithūng. Hām huakhwan. Sao Bān Thāhae kū mak 2 khon neo pha tanglāi hoei.
Nāthap phāipāi Thatsaphon kankao lae chao hoei. Chao satthā maen Phò Mai 2 lae phūkhian maen Saen Sitthināvòn lae müa vela khian kapnī āyū khòi kò dai 70 tem lae.