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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0063 00239

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628250

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:

28.5 x 4.8 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

28.5 x 4.8 cm

Text block dimension:

24.3 x 3.5 cm

Number of pages:

28 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The content tells about the use of Pali words for calling seasons, months, days, year and era. The Buddhist Era (BE) has been established since the day after the Buddha passed away. Until this manuscript has been made, the Buddhist Era is running for 2535 years (AD 1992). The text is also used for calculating the Lao calendar.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສັງກາດບອກວັດ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Saṅkāt bòk vatta

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The year tells duties

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lao