Pak Chaek village, Pak U district, Luang Prabang province
Script:
Tham Lue; Lao
Writing support:
Paper Schoolbook
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
16.1 x 20.6 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
16.1 x 20.6 cm
Text block dimension:
18.5 x 12.5 cm
Number of pages:
54 pages
Number of blank pages:
7 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The story of Hong Phākham was discoursed by the Buddha while staying at the Jetavanna monastery. One upon a time, King Paranta who had his queen named Chanthavimala and other six wives, reigned Varanasi. Later, the Queen gave a birth of a son whose name was given as Dukkhattiya Kumara. When the six wives knew the queen giving a birth of son. They were jealous and alternated the son with a puppy.
Colophon:
ຮູບທີ່ 020r: ປີກາບເສັດ. ສະເດັດຂຽນແລ້ວຍາມສິບເອັດມວງເຕັມກາງວັນນັ້ນແລ ຂຽນເດືອນ 7 ແຮມ 9 ຄ່ຳ ມື້ວັນພຸດໄທ ກົດເມັດນັ້ນແລ ຜູ້ຂ້າພິກຂຸອິນທະປັນໂຍ ຂຽນທຳຫົງຜາຄຳກັບນີ້ ໄວ້ສືບສາສະໜາພະເຈົ້າໂຄຕະມະ ຜູ້ຂ້າຂໍເອົາໂລກຸດຕະຣະທຳເຈົ້າດວງປະເສີດ ຄືນິບພານແດ່ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ. ຂຽນປີກາບເສັດ ເດືອນ 7 ແຮມ 9 ຄ່ຳແລທ່ານເຮີຍ.
Hūpthī 020r: Pī kāp set. Sadet khian laeo yām sip et muang tem kāngvan nan lae. Khian düan 7 haem 9 kham mü van phut thai kot met nan lae. Phūkhā phikkhu Inthapanyo khian tham Hong Phākham kapnī vat süp sāsanā phachao Gotama phūkhā khò ao lokuttaratham chao duang pasoet khü nipphān dae kò khā thoen. Khian pī kāp set düan 7 haem 9 kham lae thān hoei.