Sathu Phò Vandi; his children from Pak Saeng village
Subject matter:
Chronicle
Copyist:
Anonymous
Copying date in native date:
BE 2515
Copying date in Gregorian:
1973
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
50.6 x 4.5 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
50.6 x 4.5 cm
Text block dimension:
46.7 x 4.3 cm
Number of pages:
60 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
First fascicle. Nithan Khun Borom (the Story of Khun Borom) is a well-known narrative that describes the origins of the Lao people of Laos, composed by Pha Svami Thera during King Visounarat . The story of Khun Borom has been and continues to be embedded in the psyche of the Lao people as the central component of their historical identity. The beginning of the story tells about Phifa (lit., sky ghost means devas), Phaya Thaen (king of angels means Indra), thao chatulokkaban thang si (four heavenly kings who safeguard the world in four directions), Nang Tholani (mother earth) and Nang Mekkhala or Manimekkhala (the angel who watches the seas). Furthermore, the text in this fascicle tells King Khun Borom Rasathirat’s royal marriage with Princess Yommaphara as his right queen and Princess Et Khaeng as his left queen.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 30 ໜ້າ 1: ລິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມທ່່ຽງ ເດືອນຈຽງ ຂຶ້ນ 13 ຄໍ່າ ປີ 1973. ສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ 2515 ລິດຈະນາໝາຍມີ ສາທຸພໍ່ວັນດີ ບ້ານປາກແຊງ ພ້ອມດ້ວຍລູກເຕົ້າ ໄດ້ມີສັດທາອັນຍິ່ງຈິ່ງໄດ້ສ້າງທຳ ຂຸນບູຣົມ ລຳນີ້ໄວ້ພະພຸດທະກັບສາສະໜາ ຂໍໃຫ້ຜູ້ຂ້າທັງຫຼາຍໄດ້ເອົາຕົນເມືອເກີດໃນຊັ້ນຟ້າ ຊື່ວ່ານີລະພານພຸ້ນແດ່ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ.
Folio 30 on the recto side: The writing of this manuscript was finished at noon (between 10.30-12.00 o’clock), on the thirteenth day of the waxing moon of the first lunar month, AD 1973, BE 2515. Sathu Phò (Monk) Vandy from Ban Paksaeng village together with his children, all had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Khunbulom, to support the Teachings of the Buddha. May we all be born in the heaven, which is Nirvāna, please.