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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00023

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627727

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Manorom Sattharam

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Thit Phao Saenkumphon

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Thit Phao Saenkumphon

Copying date in native date:

BE 2487

Copying date in Gregorian:

1944

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

59.4 x 4.4 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

59.4 x 4.4 cm

Number of pages:

36 pages

Number of blank pages:

3 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Single fascicle of Nu Kham (The story of a golden rat). The content tells about the Buddha’s time, while the Buddha was dwelling in a Visura cave in Kosambi city, the Buddha mentioned about a poverty man whom he helped and became very prosperous. Then the Buddha told a story of his previous life. Once the Bodhisatta was born as a golden rat and caught by a hunter. Later, a poor couple bought the rat from the hunter and looked after it in their house. Then the rat gave them many belongings and they became rich with wealth.

Other notes:

This manuscript was registered by the preservation of Lao Manuscripts Programme (PLMP) and bears no. 06.01.20.07.042.09

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ໜູຄໍາ (ຜູກດຽວ)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Nū Kham (phuuk diao)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Nu Kham (single fascicle)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao; Pali