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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00056

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627760

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Manorom Sattharam

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Sathu Phò Vandi from Ban Pak Xaeng village

Subject matter:

Anisaṃsa (merit)

Copyist:

Novice Buathong Viravong

Copying date in native date:

BE 2515

Copying date in Gregorian:

1972

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

50.2 x 4.1 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

50.2 x 4.1 cm

Text block dimension:

44.6 x 3.9 cm

Number of pages:

12 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The story tells the merit derived from offering flowers and fragrant to worship the Buddha. The ones who worship the Buddha with flowers and fragrant will gain merit in the three stages such as in the human world, heavenly world and Nirvana. On the other hand, the ones who worship the Buddha will gain power, worship the Dhamma will gain wisdom, and worship the Sangha (Order) will gain wealth.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສອງດອກໄມ້

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sòng dòkmai

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Celebration of flowers

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao; Pali