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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00198

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518813

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Chao Mòm (Monk) Champa

Subject matter:

Buddhist chronicle

Copyist:

Chua (Novice) Phio

Copying date in native date:

ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ພັນ 2 ຮ້ອຍ 4108 (ກົງກັບ ພ.ສ. 2408) ຕົວປີ ຮັບເປົ້າ

Copying date in Gregorian:

1865

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

5.4 x 57 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

5.4 x 57 cm

Text block dimension:

4 x 53.5 cm

Number of pages:

28 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Colophon:

Folio 13 on the verso side: In Culasakkarat 1 thousand 2 hundred 4108 (corresponding with BE 2408), a hap pao year, Chua (novice) Phio had written this manuscript entitled Tamnan Khamson Phachao (Chronicle of the Buddha’s Teachings) for Chao Mòm (monk) Champa to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until entering the crystal city which is Nirvāna. The writing of this manuscript was finished in the afternoon between 15.00 – 16.30 o’clock, the first day of the week (Monday). Sādhu sādhu (Amen! Amen!). May I escape from dangers. The handwriting is not so beautiful, I just learn to write it.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ຕໍານານພະເຈົ້າໂຄຕະມະ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Tamnān Phracao Gotama

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The chronicle of Gotama Buddha

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao