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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0063 00144

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628155

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Chomphet (Luang Prabang)

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Lueng

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Chao Hua Viangkae; his wife

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in native date:

BE 2505

Copying date in Gregorian:

1962

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:

55.3 x 4.6 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

55.3 x 4.6 cm

Text block dimension:

48.3 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:

When two brothers, Suriyakhat and Chanthakhat wandered in the forest, they found a merchant whose son was killed by a tiger. The two brothers cured the boy and he was revived. Therefore, the merchant accepted the two brothers as his step sons. Later, the merchant informed them to King Phommachak when a daughter of the king died. Then the king invited the two brothers to his palace for curing his daughter.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 26 ໜ້າ 1: ມານະວັນ 3 [ຂຶ້ນ] 14 [ເດືອນ] ຍີ່ ຕີກຸລະຍະສົກ ຍາມກອງງາຍ ໝາຍມີເຈົ້າຫົວວຽງແກ ແລະ ສະຫະພະຣິຍາໄດ້ສ້າງ ລຳຈັນທະຄາດ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະເຈົ້າ ເທົ້າ 5 ພັນວັດສາ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸໂນ. Folio 26 on the recto side: On the third day of the week (Tuesday), the fourteenth day of the waxing moon of the second lunar month, tikulayasok, the writing of this manuscript was finished in the morning (between 7.30-9.00 o’clock). Chaohua Viangkae and his wife sponsored the making of this manuscript entitled Chanthakhat, to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no (May this be a condition for us to reach Nibbana).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ຈັນທະຄາດ (ຜູກ 2)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Candagāt (phuk 2)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The story of Chanthakhat (fascicle 2)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lao