Ong Somdet Phra Sangkharat Thammayana Maha Thera from Vat Mai Suvannaphumaram
Subject matter:
Buddhist Chronicle
Copyist:
Achan Phan Phonphibun Theppha-akson from Ban Pa Kham village
Copying date in native date:
BE 2518, a ma rong year (the year of the Serpent)
Copying date in Gregorian:
1975
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
52.0 x 4.7 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
52.0 x 4.7 cm
Text block dimension:
45.3 x 3.7 cm
Number of pages:
18 pages
Number of blank pages:
3 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
Buddha Dham Nwai (The prediction of the Buddha). Venerable Ananda Thera questioned the Buddha about the status of the Teachings of the Buddha in the future. Then the Buddha spoke about his prediction. The Teachings of the Buddha will be destroyed by his disciples in the future. In BE 2170 (AD 1627), the people will be immoral, less good people but more bad people, and they will kill each other. In BE 2380, there was a great disaster, and the Buddhist monks will not do the Uposatha (biweekly recitation of the Vinaya rules by a chapter of Buddhist monks).