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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0063 00181

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628192

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Chomphet (Luang Prabang)

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Lueng

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Novice Phom

Subject matter:

Buddhist Chronicle

Copyist:

Monk Khamphirapanya

Copying date in native date:

CS 1162, a kot san year

Copying date in Gregorian:

1800

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:

54 x 4.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

54 x 4.5 cm

Text block dimension:

48.5 x 3.9 cm

Number of pages:

20 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

Malai Muen means during paying homage to Chulamani Stupa in Tavatimsa Heaven, Venerable Pha Malai Thera had seen the certain deities in the amount of muen (ten thousand) surrounding the stupa there. Venerable Malai Thera, a Buddhist monk who lived at Kamphosakham village in Sri Lanka known for legendary travels to heaven and hell. His story is popularly chanted during the Vessantara Jataka festival or Bun Mahasat. According to the legend, he visited heaven and hell and afterwards described to the lay people and fellow monks what he had seen.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

[ນິໄສມາໄລໝື່ນ]

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

[Nissaya Mālai Mün]

Item 1 - Title in English script:

[Nissaya Malai Muen]

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lao