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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0062 00175
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627879
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Manorom Sattharam
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Anonymous
Subject matter:
Abhidhamma Doctrine
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:
28.1 x 4.5 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
28.1 x 4.5 cm
Text block dimension:
25.8 x 3.3 cm
Number of pages:
72 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
The text tells the methodical practice of the thirty-two parts of the body meditation which can help one penetrate and understand the true nature of the body, and help one build immense levels of concentration, increase the potential for self-healing, and allow one to experience the taste of deep freedom and peace. The thirty-two parts of the body include head hair, body hair, nails, teeth, skin, flesh, sinews, bones, bone marrow, hideys, heart, liver, diaphragm, spleen, lungs, large intestine, small intestine, stomach, feces, brain, bile, phlegm, pus, blood, sweat, fat, tears, grease, saliva, mucus, oil of the joints, and urine.
Colophon:
(1) ລານທີ່ 36 ໜ້າ 1: ຕົວບໍ່ງາມເນີ ຮຽນຂຽນໃໝ່ ອ້າຍຈົວເຈົ້າໝ່ອມເຮີຍ ຢ່າຫົວຂວັນແດ່ເນີ ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ບຸນຫຼາຍໆ ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ຄຳມັກຄຳປາຖະໜາຊູ່ເຍື່ອງຊູ່ປະການ ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ເຖິງສຸກ 3 ປະການ ມີນິບພານເປັນທີ່ແລ້ວ. Folio 36 on the recto side: Dear monks and novices! Do not laugh at me, my handwriting is quite poor because I am a new scribe. May I share much merit, may my wishes and desires come true, may I reach the three states of happiness with Nirvāna is the greatest bliss. (2) ລານທີ່ 36 ໜ້າ 2: ວັດມະໂນຣົມ ຊຽງກາງບຸຣົມ ຫຼວງພະບາງ ເປັນພະແລ້ວຢ່າເປັນຄົນໂລບມາກໂລພາ ໃຫ້ລະວັງຈະເປັນປາຣະສຶກໂດຍບໍ່ຮູ້ຈັກເມື່ອຄີງ. Folio 36 on the verso side: Vat Manorom Xiangkangburom, Luang Prabang. If you are being a monk, please do not be a greedy monk because you will unconsciously violate Pārājika (the worst offense in the disciplines of a monk).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ຫ້ອງຣໍາເພີງກໍາມັດຖານ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Hòṅ ramboeṅ kammathāna
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The room for practicing the mental exercises (meditation)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Lao; Pali
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