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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00231

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518846

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

General Buddhism

Begin Year Date:

1900

End Year Date:

2000

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lue

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

5.3 x 50.9 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

5.3 x 50.9 cm

Text block dimension:

4.5 x 44.5 cm

Number of pages:

84 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The content describes about the basic meditation subject comprising the five exposed part of the body, viz, head hair, body hair, nails, teeth, and skin.

Colophon:

Folio 41 on the verso side: Nibbāna paccayo hoto me niccaṃ dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ (May this be a condition for me to reach Nirvāna, constantly and certainly). The writing of this manuscript entitled Pathama Munla Kammathana was finished on the second waxing day of the fifth [lunar] month, the third day of the week (Tuesday), a hvai nyi day, at the time of the morning drum (between 7.30–9.00 o’clock), in Culsakkarat (CS) 1211, a kat hao year.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ມູນລະກໍາມັດຖານ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Mūla-kammatthāna

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Basic meditation subject

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lue, Lao