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:
15.5 x 20.4 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
15.5 x 20.4 cm
Text block dimension:
18.0 x 13.5 cm
Number of pages:
34 pages
Number of blank pages:
10 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
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.
Colophon:
ຮູບທທີ່ 011v: ຜູ້ຂ້າຂຽນທານຫາອ້າຍໄມ່ຄໍາອຸ່ນ ຂໍຫື້ໄດ້ພົ້ນທີ່ຍາກພາກທີ່ຜານ ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ. ຄ.ສ 2015.
Hūpthī 011v: Phūkhā khian thān hā Ai Mai Kham Oun, khòhü dai phon thīyāk phāk thīphān kò khā thoen. Khò sò 2015.