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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0063 00101

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628112

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Chomphet (Luang Prabang)

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Lueng

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Saen Surin; his wife; all their children

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in native date:

CS 1214, a kat sanga year

Copying date in Gregorian:

1834

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:

57.1 x 4.7 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

57.1 x 4.7 cm

Text block dimension:

51.3 x 3.5 cm

Number of pages:

52 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

On one occasion, while dwelling in the Jetavanna monastery in Savattha, the Buddha spoke to monks about the story of Venerable Ukkhasena and delivered this sermon. Venerable Ukkhasena was millionaire’s son before entering the monastery. He loved a girl who was in a club of dansers. So he stayed with the club. Later he himself was a player. When he had a chance to listen to the Buddha’s preaching while he was playing, he was faithful in the Buddha’s Teachings and attained enlightenment. Later, he entered the monkhood in Buddhism.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 1 ໜ້າ 1: ມູນລະສັດທາ ແສນສຸລິນ ຜົວເມຍ ສ້າງແລ. Folio 1 on the recto side: Saen Sulin and his wife are the sponsors of the making of this manuscript. (more, see DS 0063 00100)

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ທໍາມະປັດທະ (ມັດ 17, ຜູກ 2)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Dhammapada (mat 17, phuk 2)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Way of Truth (bundle 17, fascicle 2)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lao