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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00054

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627758

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Manorom Sattharam

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Sathu Phò Vandi

Subject matter:

Buddhist tale

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in native date:

BE 2519

Copying date in Gregorian:

1976

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

49.2 x 4.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

49.2 x 4.5 cm

Text block dimension:

42.8 x 3.8 cm

Number of pages:

24 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Niyai hoi hai (The tale of a cry shell). The story tells of the time of Vipassi Buddha, where a millionaire couple lived in Suvanna city. They were sinful persons. They did not observe precepts or listen to Dhamma preaching. They ate other offerings for monks without permission. After the death, they became shells. By the results of their action, they were shells without food. They were suffering and crying with hunger.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 12 ໜ້າ 1: ປີ 2519 ສັດທາ ສາທຸພໍ່ວັນດີ ສ້າງນິຍາຍຫອຍໄຫ້ ເປັນທານ ຂໍໃຫ້ຫາຍພະຍາດກໍາເວນທັງມວນເທີ້ນ ສຸດທິນັງ ວັດຕະເມທານັງ ນິບພານັງ ປະຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ເຖິງພະນິບພານເທີ້ນ. Folio 12 on the recto side: [BE] 2519. Sathuphò (monk) Vandy is the sponsor of the making of this manuscript entitled Niyai Hoihai. May I be released from all disease and the results of demerit. Sudinnaṃ vatta me dānaṃ nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ (The alms that I have already given. Nibbāna is the greatest bliss). May I attain Nirvāna, please.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ນິຍາຍຫອຍໄຫ້

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Niyāi hòi hai

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The tale of a crying shell

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao; Pali