Manuscript Details

New Search 

DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0056 00650
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624785
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Pak Chaek Monastery
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Chua (Novice) Chan
Subject matter:
Ānisaṃsa (Merit)
Copyist:
Nan Sian
Begin Year Date:
1916
End Year Date:
2016
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:
16.2 x 20.4 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
16.2 x 20.4 cm
Text block dimension:
14.5 x 18.0 cm
Number of pages:
46 pages
Number of blank pages:
21 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Parami or Paṇṇāpāramī (perfection of wisdom) is regularly used by a monk to read during delivering a sermon to people on the occasion of an auspicious ceremony. The text mentions about in the Buddha's time, the Buddha traveled to the Tavatimsa Heaven for attending the Buddhist Lent. The Buddha delivered this valuable sermon " Panyaparami or 30 perfections of the Buddha" to Indra and Devas. A Bodhisattva need to be completed these 30 perfections before becoming a Buddha. By writing the text by oneself, asking other to write for, paying attention to listen to the preaching of Panyaparami, the one would get benefits to become rich people and avoid from all misfortunes.
Colophon:
ຮູບທີ່ 011r: ເຈົ້າສັດທາແມ່ນຈົວຈັນ ຜູ້ຂຽນແມ່ນໜານສຽນ ພໍ່ທ້າວຕູ້ຍຂຽນເນີ. Hūpthī 011r: Chao satthā maen Chua Chan phūkhian maen Nān Sian Phὁ Thāo Tui khian noe.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ປາຣະມີ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Pāramī
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Perfection
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Lue; Pali; Lao
Top