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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00108

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627812

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:

Anisaṃsa (merit)

Copyist:

Pha Bunsom

Copying date in native date:

BE 2515, a tao chai year

Copying date in Gregorian:

1973

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

49.1 x 4.3 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

49.1 x 4.3 cm

Text block dimension:

43.5 x 4.0 cm

Number of pages:

54 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The story tells about the Bodhisattva's perfection of giving. Once, Bodhisatta was born as a rabbit. Indra tested the rabbit’s mind while practicing perseverance. Indra transformed himself as an old Brahmin named Sakka and came to the rabbit. The rabbit questioned Sakka about his purpose of coming. Sakka said he came to find food. Then the rabbit told Sakka to make a fire and kill him and roast him for his food. Because the rabbit did not want Sakka to kill other animals in the forest. So, Indra told the rabbit of his reality and appreciated the rabbit for his perfection of giving. Another life, the Bodhisatta was born as a squirrel. His parents were blind. One day, a hunter tried to shoot his parents on the tree. Bodhisatta came down and told the hunter to kill him instead of his parents. But the hunter did not believe it, he killed all of them.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ປັນຍາປາຣະມີຫຼວງ (ຜູກ 2)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Paññāpāramī Luaṅ (phuk 2)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The great perfection of wisdom (fascicle 2)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao; Pali