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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0062 00287
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627991
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Manorom Sattharam
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Phò Òk Xiang Pong; his wife
Subject matter:
Buddhist literature
Copyist:
Anonymous
Copying date in native date:
CS 1279, a moeng sai year
Copying date in Gregorian:
1917
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
49.7 x 4.1 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
49.7 x 4.1 cm
Text block dimension:
44.6 x 3.7 cm
Number of pages:
26 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The text describes a dialogue preaching given by Venerable Nagasena to the Indo-Greek King Milinda (Menander).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ນາກຄະເສນ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Nāgasena
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Venerable Nakkhasen
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Lao; Pali
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