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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0063 00108

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628119

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:

52 x 3.5 cm

Number of pages:

42 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 Satila Setthi (Jatila Millionaire). Satila suddenly became a millionaire because of a mountain of gold with eight cubits high happening next to his house. This gold mountain happened with the power of merit which he conducted the previous lives. The king of Pharanasi kingdom established Satila as a great millionaire of his kingdom. Later, Satila was ordained as a monk at the place of the Buddha and obtained arahantship within three days.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 1 ໜ້າ 1: ມູນລະສັດທາ ແສນສຸລິນ ຜົວເມຍ ສ້າງແລ ທຳມະປັດຖະ ໄວ້ສືບສາສະໜາພະເຈົ້າ ເທົ້າຫ້າພັນວັດສາແລ. Folio 1 on the recto side: Saen Sulin and his wife sponsored the making of this manuscript entitled Thammapattha, to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. (more, see DS 0063 00100)

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ທໍາມະປັດທະ (ມັດ 17, ຜູກ 9)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Dhammapada (mat 17, phuk 9)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Way of Truth (bundle 17, fascicle 9)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lao