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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00030

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627734

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Manorom Sattharam

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Xiang Fong from Ban Phutthabat Tai village

Copying date in native date:

BE 2509, a hwai sanga year

Copying date in Gregorian:

1996

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

51.7 x 5.2 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

51.7 x 5.2 cm

Text block dimension:

44.2 x 3.7 cm

Number of pages:

32 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The content talks about the virtues of a mother. After the Buddha attained enlightenment, he recollected his mother Queen Mahamaya who passed away when he was seven days old. The Buddha compares the virtues of his mother like a greatest ocean. The Buddha would like to recompense to her. Thus, the Buddha ascent to Tavatimsa heaven. There, the Buddha was welcomed by devas, Indra, four heavenly kings, who were carrying lights and flowers to him. The Buddha stayed there for three months during the rainy seasons and delivered the sermons of seven chapters of Abhidhamma.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ພະເຈົ້າແທນນໍ້ານົມແມ່

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Phra Cao Thaen Nam Nom Mae

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The Buddha repay for his mother’s breast milk

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao; Pali