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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0063 00107

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628118

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 1196, 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:

51.1 x 3.4 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:

The content tells the story of Sotika Setthi (Millionaire Jotika). In the Buddha’s time, there was a seven storey-castle built with seven kinds of crystals, seven levels of wall, seven gates and four mines of treasures happening in Rajagaha for Jotika. So, King Bimbisala the ruler of the kingdom established Jotika as a great millionaire of his kingdom.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 1 ໜ້າ 1: ມູນລະສັດທາ ແສນສຸລິນ ຜົວເມຍ ສ້າງທຳມະບົດ ໝົດມີ 17 ມັດ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸ. Folio 1 on the recto side: Saen Sulin and his wife sponsored the making of these manuscripts entitled Thammapattha, there are 17 bundles, to support the Teachings of the Buddha. Nibbāna paccayo hotu (May this be a condition to reach Nibbana). (more, see DS 0063 00100)

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ທໍາມະປັດທະ (ມັດ 17, ຜູກ 8)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Dhammapada (mat 17, phuk 8)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Way of Truth (bundle 17, fascicle 8)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lao