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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00639

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624774

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Jataka

Begin Year Date:

1916

End Year Date:

2016

Place of copying:

Vat 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:

15.3 x 20.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

15.3 x 20.5 cm

Text block dimension:

18.5 x 12.5 cm

Number of pages:

52 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Once upon a time, in the time, of Kasspa Buddha, there were ten cow boys. During feeding their cows, they discovered a dead bird. They felt pity it, and together cremated the corpse of bird. By the merit of the cremation, after death, they all were born in a heaven. The Buddha also mentioned that the merit derived from making cremation of other will support the doers for five kap (eons). The last part mentions about Patacara Bhikkhuni who lost her husband, children and parents in the same time.

Other notes:

The right part of the first folio was lost.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສອງປົງສົບ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sòng Pongsop

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The merit of cremation

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao