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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00666

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624801

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Sathu Bun Punyo, abbot of Vat Pak Chaek monastery

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Sathu Bun Punyo, abbot of Vat Pak Chaek monastery

Copying date in native date:

ປີ 2016

Copying date in Gregorian:

AD 2016

Place of copying:

Lattha Hae 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:

16.0 x 21.1 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

16.0 x 21.1 cm

Text block dimension:

18.0 x 14.0 cm

Number of pages:

46 pages

Number of blank pages:

4 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

While Prince Pachitta and his wife, Ora Phimpha were travelling into the jungle, they met a hunter. When the hunter saw Ora Phimpha who was so beautiful, he fell in love with her at first sight. So, the hunter killed Prince Pachitta by his archer for possessing Ora Phimpha. Then he took Ora Phimpha to his home. On the way, Ora Phimpha killed the hunter by Prince Pachitta’s sword. Then, she came back to her dead husband. She cried with sorrow. Thereafter, Indra sent Visukam Devaputta bringing a magic medicine to cure the prince revived.

Colophon:

ຮູບທີ່ 020v: ສະເດັດແລ້ວ ຍາມ 11 ໂມງກາງວັນແລ. Hūpthī 020v: Sadet laeo yām 11 mong kāng van lae.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ອໍຣະພິມພາ (ຜູກ 2)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Òra Bimbā (Phuk 2)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The story of Princess Bimbā (fascicle 2)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao