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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00185
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518800
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
Yes
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Phò Thao (Grand father) Pòngkhao together with his children and all relatives.
Subject matter:
Buddhist chronicle
Copying date in native date:
ແຮມຄໍ່າ 1 ມື້ກັດເຮົ້າ ວັນ 2 ເດືອນ 3 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດໄດ້ ພັນ 2 ຮ້ອຍ 412 (ຈ.ສ 1242) ຕົວປີ ກົດສີ່
Copying date in Gregorian:
1880 January 27
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
4.7 x 54.8 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
4.7 x 54.8 cm
Text block dimension:
3.8 x 48.5 cm
Number of pages:
44 pages
Number of blank pages:
5 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Phra Malai at the Culamani Stupa in Tavatimsa Heaven, where the relics of the Buddha have been installed, the Elder had seen one hundred thousand of Deities there. Especially, the Venerable talked with Maitreya, the next Buddha. Maitreya left messages with Pha Malai for the human beings in the world who wish to meet him in his Era, have to practice: 1. to abstain from killing and hit one's parents, ordained persons and hermits. 2. to abstain from causing a Buddha to bleed and causing schism in the order. 3. to pay attention to listen completely in one day to the preaching of Vessantara Jataka.
Colophon:
Folio 20 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat 1 thousand 2 hundred 412 (corresponding with CS 1242), a kot si year, on the first waning day of the third [lunar] month, a kat hao day, the second day of the week (Monday), the writing of this manuscript was finished in the afternoon between 12.00-13.30 o’clock. Phò Thao (Grandfather) Pòngkhao and his children and all relatives had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Malai Saen to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until he enters Nirvāna. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no niccaṃ dhuvaṃ (May this be a condition to reach Nirvāna, constantly and certainly).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ມະໄລແສນ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Malai Saen
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The story of Phra Malai
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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