Sathu Phò Fong from Vat That Luang; his children including Thao Sisuphan and Nang Thongchan
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Anonymous
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:
52.9 x 5.0 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
52.9 x 5.0 cm
Text block dimension:
45.2 x 4.4 cm
Number of pages:
50 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Taeng On was wounded from beating by her husband and she left the palace without destination. Her suffering was the result of losing a monk’s robe from her previous action. One of her previous existences, he was a sponsor of a monk. One day, she took the monk’s robe to wash at a river. At the time, the river rushed down and she lost the robe. Later, she offered the new robe.