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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00101

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627805

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 Vat That Luang monastery

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Pha Bunsom from Vat That Luang monastery

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

52.8 x 4.6 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

52.8 x 4.6 cm

Text block dimension:

47.3 x 3.9 cm

Number of pages:

114 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Kayanakhon or Kāyanagara (the body city) describes a city by comparing our body as a city and our mind as a king called Cittarat or Citta Raja who governs the city, and the diseases as enemies. The body city has its area of only one wa (two metres) of length and one palm span (twenty-five centimetres). It has four layers of fences including skin, flesh, tendons and bones; four fortresses including hair, fur, nails and teeth; nine doors including mouth, butt hole, pee tube, both nostrils, and both auditory canals; and five sensitive material qualities including eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body. The King Cittarat has two queens including the Queen of Avijja (ignorance) and the Queen of Tanha (craving); and four ministers including Lobha (greed), Dosa (hatred), Kodha (anger), and Moha (delusion).

Other notes:

This manuscript was registered by the preservation of Lao Manuscripts Programme (PLMP) and bears no. 06.01.20.11.054.03

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ກາຍະນະຄອນ (ຜູກດຽວ)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Kāyanagara (phuk diao)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The body city (single fascicle)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao; Pali