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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0063 00193

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628204

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Chomphet (Luang Prabang)

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Lueng

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Monk Pa

Subject matter:

Buddhist Chronicle

Copyist:

Monk Pa

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:

56.5 x 4.8 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

56.5 x 4.8 cm

Text block dimension:

52.7 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:

The content tells about Abhidhamma, the higher doctrine consists of seven categories: Saṅganī – enumeration of the Dhamma; Vibhanga – analysis of the Dhamma; Dhātukathā – discussion of elements; Kathāvattu – subjects of discussion; Yamaka – book of pairs; and Patthāna – book of relations.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 25 ໜ້າ 2: ເຈົ້າໝ່ອມປາເປັນ[...] ລິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມແຖໃກ້ທ່ຽງ ມື້ກັດມົດ 7 ແລງ. Folio 25 on the verso side: Monk Pa is […], the writing of this manuscript was finished in the morning (between 10.30-12.00 o’clock), a kat mot day.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

8 ໝື່ນ (ຜູກ 4)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

8 mün (phuk 4)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Eighty thousand (fascicle 4)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lao