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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00082

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627786

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Manorom Sattharam

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Monk Fong

Subject matter:

Anisaṃsa (merit)

Copyist:

Anonymous

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

52.3 x 5.0 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

52.3 x 5.0 cm

Text block dimension:

44.6 x 3.7 cm

Number of pages:

14 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The story tells about the benefits derived from making rocket flowers to worship the Triple Gem. In the Buddha’s time while residing at the Jetavana monastery in Savatthi, the Buddha answered Sariputta Thera’s questions about the results of making rocket flowers to worship the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha. The Buddha said that the person who was faithful in the Triple Gem and worshiped by only one rocket flower. The person will gain merit with worldly prosperity and heavenly prosperity and successful attainment of Nirvana.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 7 ໜ້າ 2: ພະຟອງ. Folio 7 on the verso side: Pha (monk) Fong [is the sponsor of the making of this manuscript].

Other notes:

The last folio on the verso side has an additional text that reads “Pha (Monk) Fong).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສະຫຼອງບັ້ງໄຟ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Salòng baṅ fai

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Celebration of rockets

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao; Pali