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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00586

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624721

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Sathu Phò Panya, abbot of Vat Pak Chaek temple

Subject matter:

Ānisaṃsa (Merit)

Copyist:

Ai Nan Sen

Copying date in native date:

ແຮມ 3 ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ 8 ປີ 2009

Copying date in Gregorian:

2009 May 11

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:

16.0 x 20.6 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

16.0 x 20.6 cm

Text block dimension:

14.5 x 17.4 cm

Number of pages:

66 pages

Number of blank pages:

17 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Thipphamon (Dibbamanta) is a series of Khatha (incantation) in Pali read by a monk during giving a sermon to the people on the accessions of the auspicious ceremonies, for examples the ceremony for a new house and on the occasion on the Lao New year festivals. The first part of the text is in Pali language in the form of incantations and followed by blessings for the hosts and listeners. The blessing text describes for all dangers may be disappeared from you, may you have good luck and obtain valuable properties.

Colophon:

ຮູບທີ່ 011r: ບັນດິດຜູ້ແຕ້ມຂຽນອ້າຍໜານສຽນ ບ້ານປາກແຈກ ຂຽນໃຫ້ເຈົ້າມ່ອມພໍ່ປັນຍາ ເຈົ້າອາວາດວັດບ້ານປາກແຈກ ສະເດັດແລ້ວເວລາ 10 ມວງຕົງ ຂອງເດືອນ 8 ແຮມ 3 ຄ່ຳກາງຄືນ ປີ 2009 ຕາມບໍ່ງົວເພາະໄຂຫຼັບກາຍແດ່ ສາທຸພໍ່ເຮີຍ ພະຍາຍາມພິຈາລະນາອ່ານເອົາເນີ. Hūpthī 011r: Bandit phū taemkhian Ai Nān Sian Bān Pākchaek khian hai Chaomὁm Phὁ Panyā chao āvāt Vat Bān Pākchaek sadet laeo vela 10 muang tong khὁng düan 8 haem 3 kham kāng khün pī 2009 tām bὁ ngua phὁ khai lap kāi dae sāthu phὁ hoei phayāyām phichālanā ān ao noe.

Other notes:

Many incantations were added later at the beginning and past pages. The texts were written with a blue pen.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ທິບພະມົນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Dibbamanta

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Divine incantation

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao