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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0062 00292
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627996
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Manorom Sattharam
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Pha Vandi from Ban Pak Xaeng village
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Pha Bunsom Sangvaro from Vat That Luang
Copying date in native date:
BE 2514, a kun year (The year of the Pig)
Copying date in Gregorian:
1971
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
53.1 x 5.0 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
53.1 x 5.0 cm
Text block dimension:
47.0 x 4.0 cm
Number of pages:
56 pages
Number of blank pages:
3 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
At the time, King Phommadatta ruled Pharanasi. He had two wives named Chantha Devi and Chamkham. They both wished for a child. One night, Queen Chantha Devi dreamed that the sun fell down on her chest. While Chamkham dreamed that Indra gave her a gold flower. When a royal astrologer predicted that the queen’s child will be a great person, Princess Chamkham envied the queen. She accused the queen of having committed adultery. Thus, the king expelled the queen out of the city. The queen lived with a couple gardeners. Later, she gave birth to a son. But her son was living in a golden shell.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 28 ໜ້າ 1: ພະພຸດທະສັງກາດ 2514 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດ 1333 ປີກຸນ ລິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມເຊົ້າ ໝາຍມີພະວັນດີ ບ້ານປາກແຊງ ພ້ອມດ້ວຍລູກເຕົ້າທຸກຄົນ ມີໃຈໃສສັດທາເຫຼື້ອມໃສສ້າງ ປີຕະກະລຳ 500 ຊາດ ສຸວັນນະສັງຂະຣາຊ ນີ້ໄວ້ໃນພະພຸດທະສາສະໜາພະໂຄຕະມະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ 5000 ພະວັດສາ ແດ່ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ທຸວັງ ທຸວັງ ປະຣະມັງ ສຸກຂັງ. (ຜູ້ລິດຈະນາພະບຸນໂສມ ສັງວະໂຣ ທາດຫຼວງ). Folio 28 on the recto side: In the Buddhist Era (BE) 2514, AD 1333, a kun year (year of the pig), the writing of this manuscript was finished in the morning. Pha (monk) Vandy from Ban Paksaeng village together with his children had the most ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Pitaka Lam 500 Sat Suvannasangkharat, to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ paramaṃ sukkhaṃ. Pha (monk) Bunsom Sangvaro from Vat That Luang is the scribe.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
50 ຊາດ ສຸວັນນະສັງຂະ ທ້າວເງາະ (ຜູກຕົ້ນ)
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
50 Jāti Suvarna Saṅkha Dāo Ngò (phuk ton)
Item 1 - Title in English script:
50 existences, Suvanna Sangkha, Thao Ngò (fascicle 1)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Lao; Pali
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