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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00637

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624772

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Bhikkhu Inthapanyosalo, abbot of Vat Pak Chaek monastery

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Bhikkhu Inthapanyosalo, abbot of Vat Pak Chaek monastery

Copying date in native date:

ປີ ຮ້ວງເປົ້າ, ຈ.ສ. 1353, ພ.ສ. 2534, ຄ.ສ. 1991

Copying date in Gregorian:

AD 1991

Place of copying:

Pak Chaek 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:

16.3 x 20.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

16.3 x 20.5 cm

Text block dimension:

19.0 x 13.5 cm

Number of pages:

52 pages

Number of blank pages:

5 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The Naga King Somphuchit wanted his son, Supunnanak became the king of Panchala Nakhon. The naga king put twelve questions to the king of Panchala Nakhon. If he could not answer, the naga would come and fight with Panchala Nakhon. When nobody including the king himself and his ministers in Panchala Nakhon could answer the questions. Finally, Supunnanak volunteered to answer all the questions with correct answers. Then the king of Panchala Nakhon had to offer his throne to Supunnanak.

Colophon:

Hūpthī 021r – 021v – 022r –022v – 023r – 023v – 024r – 024v: Sadet laeo yām 8 muang kāng khün khὁng düan 7 laem 8 kham vanchan hwāi chai pī huang met düan 7 lae 8 kham lae. Phikkhu Inthapanyā Salo Bān Vat Pākchaek khian yām müa cham vatsā yū Bān Hātpāng khian sāng vai süp sāsanā müa vai phāinā. Khὁhü phūkhā dai thüng lokuttara tham chao lae dai khao sū nelaphān dae kὁ khā thoen. Suddhinaṃ vattame dhānaṃ asavak khāyāvahaṃ nibbāna saṃkhātaṃ hotu anāgate kāle imehiyaṃ kapiyaṃtaṃ aiya thema. Mūnlasak phikkhu Inthapanyā Phὁ Ī Nāng Yāt lae. Hūpthī DS_0056_00637_fc: Satthā nὁi vānsīn Phὁ Saen Unfan.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສຸປຸນນະນາກ (ຜູກ 3)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Supunna Nāga (Phuk 3)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The story of Supunna Nāga (fascicle 3)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao