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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00059

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627763

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 2514

Copying date in Gregorian:

1971

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

49.8 x 4.1 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

49.8 x 4.1 cm

Text block dimension:

44.0 x 3.7 cm

Number of pages:

24 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The story tells that on one occasion, the Buddha was staying at the Jetavanna monastery along with monks. On one Uposatha day, the people of Savatthi who were faithful went to the monastery to observe Uposatha precepts and listen to the Buddha’s sermon. At night of the day, the monks and people were practicing in the darkness. There was a woman bringing a lamp, she lighted it there in order to make light for the monks and people doing their practices easier. When she died, the merit of making the light supported her to happen in Tavatimsa heaven with a crystal castle of 16 yojana height illuminating like the moonlight.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສອງປະທີບໄຟໄຕ້ (ຜູກດຽວ)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sòng padipa fai tai (phuk diao)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Celebration of the light (single fascicle)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao; Pali