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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0063 00178

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628189

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Chomphet (Luang Prabang)

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Lueng

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Buddhist Chronicle

Copyist:

Anonymous

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:

56.6 x 4.8 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

56.6 x 4.8 cm

Text block dimension:

52.5 x 3.2 cm

Number of pages:

50 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

After Queen Maha Maya gave birth to her son at Lumbini Garden. King Suddhodana invited eight wise men to witness the naming ceremony and to suggest a good name for his son. The wise men examined the birthmarks of the prince and concluded, “ The prince will be a king of kings if he wants to rule. If he chooses a religious life then he will become the Wisest-the Buddha.” The youngest of the five wise men, Kondanna, then said, “This prince will be the Buddha and nothing else.” Then the wise men gave him the name Siddhartha meaning “wish fulfilled.”

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ປະຖະມະສົມໂພດ (ຜູກ 4)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Pathama sambodhi (phuk 4)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The foremost enlightenment (fascicle 4)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lao