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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0063 00044

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628055

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Chomphet (Luang Prabang)

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Lueng

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Anonymous

Place of copying:

Vat Pak Lueng, Chomphet district

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

56.8 x 4.6 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

56.8 x 4.6 cm

Number of pages:

52 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The story tells about a millionaire family with five people including parents, a son, a daughter-in-law and a servant. One day, they all agreed to offer their food which they prepared for their meal to a Pacceka Buddha (Individual Buddha). Then each of them wished to have co-existence in the next life. By the result of the merit, in this life, they all were born in a millionaire family. They all became rich with human properties.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ເສດຖີທັງ 5 (ຜູກ 2)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Setthī thang 5 (phuk 2)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

5 millionaires (fascicle 2)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lao