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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0063 00149

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628160

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

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 Prince Dukkata Khattiyavongsa was sixteen years old, he left his city and travelled to find a girl whom he would like to marry. When he arrived in Mithila city, he met Prince Kaeo Suvannaphimpha, the daughter of King Pajota and Queen Chandasima. He had fallen in love with her and married her.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 26 ໜ້າ 1: ມານະວັນ 3 [ຂຶ້ນ] 14 [ເດືອນ] ຍີ່ ຕີກຸລະຍະສົກ ຍາມກອງງາຍ ໝາຍມີເຈົ້າຫົວວຽງແກ ແລະສະຫະພະຣິຍາ ໄດ້ສ້າງລຳຈັນທະຄາດ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະໂຄຕະມະເຈົ້າ ເທົ້າ 5 ພັນວັດສາ ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ສາທຸ ສາທຸ. Folio26 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). Chao Hua 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. Sādhu sādhu (Amen, amen!)

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ຈັນທະຄາດ (ຜູກ 7)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Candagāt (phuk 7)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The story of Chanthakhat (fascicle 7)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lao