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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00162

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627866

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Manorom Sattharam

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Thit Ta from Ngòi district

Subject matter:

Abhidhamma Doctrine

Copyist:

Pha (Monk) Khanan Phommapanya

Copying date in native date:

CS 1233, a huang mot year

Copying date in Gregorian:

1871

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

27.6 x 4.0 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

27.6 x 4.0 cm

Text block dimension:

24.0 x 3.7 cm

Number of pages:

92 pages

Number of blank pages:

4 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The content tells about teaching and learning Kammatthana (subjects of meditation) 40, Bodhipakkhiya-dhamma (qualities contributing to enlightenment) 37 and Vipassana kammatthana (insight development) 50. Firstly, the teacher and disciple have to keep perfectly the five restraints such as restraint by the monastic codes of disciplines, mindfulness, knowledge, patience, and energy. Then, lighting five candles and worshiping offerings with flowers to the Triple gem, and chanting the chapters of preliminary homage, homage to the Buddha, homage to the Dhamma and homages to the Sangha. The practitioner determines to practice meditation.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ຫ້ອງທໍາມະປາທະລັກ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Hòng dhamma pādalak

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The room of the Dhamma

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao; Pali