Novince Khan together with his parents and sibling
Subject matter:
Abhidhamma Doctrine
Copyist:
Novice Khan
Begin Year Date:
1910
End Year Date:
2010
Place of copying:
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:
15.2 x 20.2 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
15.2 x 20.2 cm
Text block dimension:
13.0 x 17.5 cm
Number of pages:
56 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The text mentions various contents which include in the Pitaka canon such as the number of the previous Buddhas; duration of performing perfection of Paññādika Buddha and Saddhādika Buddha; the conditions of human beings who will be born in the period of the religion of the coming Buddha names Ariya Mettaiya; the short story of Gotama Buddha; the benefits derived from giving, observing precepts, meditating, listening to Dhamma preaching; radiation of loving-kindness; the conditions of human world, hells, heavens, brahma and nirvana; and etc.
Colophon:
Hūpthī 027r – 027v: Sadet laeo 6 muang yang 5 nāthī khā lae chotmāi munla satthā Pha Khan phὁm dὁi phὁ mae lae ai nὁng kὁ mī chetanā mī vatthān pai sü ao kap kap nὁi 1 kὁ khao mā taemkhian yang tham Yὁttai Pittaka dὁi ton eng vai khamsū valaphuttha sāsanā 5 phan pha vatsa kὁ doem phüa chak uthitsa suanbun suanthān müa vai phāinā khὁ chong hü pen pakān phaen kham phi dān kaeo hap thap laeo thaen haeng abāi khὁ chong hü pen phom mi yān kham lam an pasoet achalāphāvasā khale an bὁ hu van vai pai mā nai mae nam mahā samut thatsakhὁn āt cha nam ao ton tua haeng ton munlavatthā dai khī khām o kha vatta songsān khὁhü dai thüng neraphān pen thī laeo. Suddhinaṃ vattame dhānaṃ nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukkhaṃ. Phūkhā dai khian tham Yὁttai Pittaka vai khamsū yang vὁlaphuttha sasanā phūkhā khὁ pāthanā ao phayā sapphanyūtayān duang pasoet phūkhā koet mā sāt dai khὁhü koet lom chao ton sü Ariya Metaya ton chak koet mā phāinā haeng phūkhā dae thoen khὁhü phayāt nai ton khὁng phūkhā hāi pai nai sātnī kὁ