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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00582

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624717

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Jataka Tale

Begin Year Date:

1900

End Year Date:

2000

Place of copying:

Pak Chaek village, Pak U district, Luang Prabang province

Script:

Tham Lue

Writing support:

Paper Schoolbook

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

14.4 x 19.6 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

14.4 x 19.6 cm

Text block dimension:

17.0 x 12.0 cm

Number of pages:

76 pages

Number of blank pages:

35 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

On one time, while residing at the Jetavanna monastery in Savatthi, the Buddha spoke about the cause of rain fall, due to the drought occurred for long. The Buddha asked Ananda Thera to give him a bathing cloth. Then the Buddha was standing on the staircases of the pond in the monastery with intention in his mind to take a bath there. At the time, the rain fell down by the power of Indra until fulfilled the pond. The Buddha took a bath.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ປາຊອນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Pāsòn

Item 1 - Title in English script:

A striped snakehead fish

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali