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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0063 00262
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628273
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 literature
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:
56.5 x 4.5 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
56.5 x 4.5 cm
Text block dimension:
52.7 x 3.2 cm
Number of pages:
58 pages
Number of blank pages:
4 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
Kayanakhon or Kāyanagara (the body city) describes a city by comparing our body as a city and our mind as a king called Cittarat or Citta Raja who governs the city, and the diseases as enemies. The body city has its area of only one wa (two metres) of length and one palm span (twenty-five centimetres). It has four layers of fences including skin, flesh, tendons and bones; four fortresses including hair, fur, nails and teeth; nine doors including mouth, butt hole, pee tube, both nostrils, and both auditory canals; and five sensitive material qualities including eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body. The King Cittarat has two queens including the Queen of Avijja (ignorance) and the Queen of Tanha (craving); and four ministers including Lobha (greed), Dosa (hatred), Kodha (anger), and Moha (delusion).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ກາຍະນະຄອນ (ຜູກຕົ້ນ)
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Kāyanagara (phuk ton)
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The body city (fascicle 1)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali; Lao
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