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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0063 00214

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628225

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:

Anisaṃsa (merit)

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:

60 x 5.1 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

60 x 5.1 cm

Text block dimension:

52.7 x 3.5 cm

Number of pages:

10 pages

Number of blank pages:

3 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

On one occasion the Buddha was dwelling at the Jetavanna Monastery in Savatthi, Ananda Thera questioned the Buddha about a person who has the religious faith in the Teachings of the Buddha is ordained as a novice or monk. What benefits will the person get? The Buddha delivered a sermon to the monks. The one who has the religious faith in the Teachings of the Buddha and allows his or her son to be ordained as a novice, he or she will gain much result for eight Kap (eon). If the son was ordained as a monk, he or she will gain much result for 16 Kap (eon).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສອງບວດຈົວ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sòṅ buat chua

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Celebration of the ordination of a novice

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lao