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:
52.6 x 4.7 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
52.6 x 4.7 cm
Text block dimension:
48.0 x 4.0 cm
Number of pages:
16 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
Panyaparami or Paṇṇāpāramī (perfection of wisdom) is regularly used by a monk to read during delivering a sermon to people on the occasion of an auspicious ceremony. The text mentions about in the Buddha's time, the Buddha traveled to the Tavatimsa Heaven for attending the Buddhist Lent. The Buddha delivered this valuable sermon " Panyaparami or 30 perfections of the Buddha" to Indra and Devas. A Bodhisattva need to be completed these 30 perfections before becoming a Buddha. By writing the text by oneself, asking other to write for, paying attention to listen to the preaching of Panyaparami, the one would get benefits to become rich people and avoid from all misfortunes.
Colophon:
Lānthī 7 nā 2: Sadet laeo yām tūtsāi düan 4 òkmai 3 kham mü vanthit mü poek san pī 1977. Khòhü pūkhā thüng suk 3 pakān viangkaeo pen thī laeo khòhü phūkhā keot hom phachao Ariya Mettaya ton chak keot mā phāinā hü phūkhā thae dae bun hoei. Suddhinaṃ vattame dhānaṃ nibbāna paccayo hotu no niccaṃ dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ paramaṃ sukkhaṃ laeo lae. Phò Nāng In kap Mae Khambai 2 phua mia kò mī bupphachetanā lüasai nai khon kaeo chao 3 pakān pai sü potakka bailān mā taemkhian yang tham Paramī phūk nī thān müa vai phāinā khòhü phon chak thukyāk khòhü phon chak kammavibāk lae phayātthi thangmuan Mae Khambai nan thae dae bun hoei nibbāna paccayo hotu no.