Lung Saen Luang; his wife from Nakhò village; their children; grand children
Subject matter:
Buddhist Chronicle
Copyist:
Anonymous
Copying date in native date:
CS 1287, a hap pao year
Copying date in Gregorian:
1925
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
58.9 x 4.8 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
58.9 x 4.8 cm
Text block dimension:
51.0 x 3.7 cm
Number of pages:
42 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The story tells of Venerable Uppagupta Thera who is believed to be living in the underworld. The story is that in BE 218, King Asoka celebrated his 84,000 stupas. At the time, the Mara appeared and destined a heavy rain to destroy the ceremony. Phra Uppagupta Thera who is living in the underworld had suppressed the Mara. They both were fighting each other with supernatural power. Finally, the Mara was controlled. The Venerable tied Mara's neck with a carcass of a dog and attached him to the Sumeru Mount until the celebration had fully finished. Then the Venerable gave the Mara freedom.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 21 ໜ້າ 1: ສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ 1287 ຕົວ ປີຮັບເປົ້າ ວັນ 3 ເດືອນ 3 ແຮມ 5 ຄໍ່າ ມື້ເຕົ່າເສັດ ລິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມກອງວັດ ໝາຍມີລຸງແສນຫຼວງ ບ້ານນາຄໍ້ ຜົວເມຍ ກັບລູກເຕົ້າ ຫຼານ ເຫຼັນ ແລະຍາດຕິພີ່ນ້ອງລູກບ້ານຊູ່ຄົນ ພ້ອມກັນສ້າງ ອຸບປະຄຸດຜູກຕົ້ນ ນີ້ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະໂຄຕະມະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍເທົ້າ 5 ພັນວັດສາກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ສາທຸ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸໂນ.
Folio 21 on the recto side: Sangkat (CS) 1287, a hap pao year, the third day of the week (Tuesday) , on the fifth day of the waning moon of the third lunar month, a tao set day, the writing of this manuscript was finished at the time of the afternoon’s drum (between 13.30 – 15.00 o’clock). Lung (uncle) Saen Luang from Ban Nakho village, together with his wife, all their children, grandchildren and relatives, jointly supported the making of this manuscript entitled Uppakhut, fascicle 1, to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Sādhu nibbāna paccayo hotu no (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana).