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:
16.2 x 20.9 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
16.2 x 20.9 cm
Text block dimension:
14.5 x 18.5 cm
Number of pages:
188 pages
Number of blank pages:
10 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The text is mostly in Pali and partially in Lao, used to chant at a funeral ceremony by monks. Kusala (good action), the moral and immoral actions of mind. Do not neglect on spending the life, and do the consideration of the death for all the times. This Abhidhamma consists of three categories including: Kussala (wholesome), Akussala (unwholesome), and Abayakata (undetermined).
Colophon:
Hūpthī 058r: Sadet khian laeo yām vansuk vanthī 24 düan 5 pī 2002; düan 8 khün sip 3 kham pī 2545 tòn bāi 2 mong laeo lae. Sāthu sāthu phūkhā kò dai khian tham Tamnān pha Mettaya chao phòk nī. Kò khò chong hü phūkhā hü dai phon chāk phai ubāt thi thangmuan dae thoen, laeo kò chong hü phūkhā dai han nā pha Mettaya chao dae thoen. Ahaṃ rikkhitta akkharaniyaṃ dhammaṃ bha buddhaṃ attano parimunnaṃ ahaṃ yācami pāthanaṃ lokuttaraṃ nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukkhaṃ. Phūkhian sü sammanian Sai dai khian lae āyu dai 18 pī lae. Phūdai dai ān khòhü phichālanā ao hü dīdī dae thoen.