Vat Pak Chaek Monastery, 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 20.7 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
16.1 x 20.7 cm
Text block dimension:
19.0 x 13. cm
Number of pages:
72 pages
Number of blank pages:
7 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
A master monk and his disciple called Ai Kampha (an orphan man). The monk sent Ai Kampha to study in Takkasila city for years. When he returned, the monk asked him what did you learn. Ai Khampha informed his master that what I have learnt is the knowledge concerning our world. For examples, ten meats are not like fish; ten relatives and cousins are not like a parent; ten parents are not like a husband or wife; ten husbands or wives are not like the Triple Gem.
Colophon:
Hūpthī 030r – 030v – 031r: Sadet laeo yām 8 muang khüng tòn sao sankhao nan lae. Khian pī kot sangā düan yī òkmai sip sòng kham van phat thai poek set nan lae. Phò sò 2533; chò sò 1352; khò sò 1990 nan lae. Chao satthā Phòthao Saen Khana lae Sao Chandā khāchao song phua mia kò mī chai lüam sai nai khun kaeo chao 3 pakān ching phā kan sāng tham Siao Savāt phūk 8 vai khamsū sāsanā pha khodom chao kò doem phüa chak uthitsa suanbun suanthān an nī müa vai phāinā khòhü dai thüng suk 3 pakān khüvā suk an mī nai müangkhon lae sanfā suk thī laeo mī viangkaeo mahā nakkhala nelaphān khā dae bun hoei. Suddhinaṃ vattame dhānaṃ asavak khayāvahaṃ nibbāna sangkhātaṃ hotu anāgate kāle imehiyaṃ kappiyaṃtaṃ naṃ aiya dhema laeo lae. Phikkhu Inthapanyā Salo Ajān khian khamsū lae. Phūkhā pen phū taemkhian yang akkhala tham chao chaek nyāi vai khòhü phūkhā dai thüng lokuttaratham chao kò khā thoen laeo lae.