Vat Latthahae 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:
15.7 x 20.6 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
15.7 x 20.6 cm
Text block dimension:
20.0 x 14.0 cm
Number of pages:
46 pages
Number of blank pages:
28 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
The first part mentions a monk from Kusinara visiting Ariya Metteyya in Brahma and asked Ariya Metteyya to explain about the obligation for one’s parent. The second part mentions a son of Indra born as Mahaphom. Later Mahaphom was ordained as a novice. When his mother died, he made a manuscript of Phothiyan Long Koet and offered it to a monk in order to dedicate the merit to his mother. When the monk received his manuscript, his mother escaped from suffering and born in a good place. The third part mentions about the merit of making the manuscript of Phothiyan Long Koet.