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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00233

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518848

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Sathu Unheuane was the principal initiator together with all relatives

Subject matter:

Didactics

Copying date in native date:

ອອກ 11 ຄໍ່າ ວັນ 7 ເດືອນ 9 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະ 1267 ຕົວປີຮັບໃສ້

Copying date in Gregorian:

1905 August 11

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.6 x 56.7 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.6 x 56.7 cm

Text block dimension:

3.2 x 52.3 cm

Number of pages:

52 pages

Number of blank pages:

3 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The text mentions about the introduction for initiating of practicing kammatthana (meditation exercises). The practitioner should undertake the kammathana from the Buddha. If no the Buddha, he can undertake from the arahant. If no arahant, he can undertake from the teacher who are knowledgeable on Tripitaka. If no teacher, he can undertake from the person who refuges in Triple Gem. Finally, if no of any, he can undertake by himself.

Colophon:

Folio 26 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1267, a hap sai year, on the eleventh waxing day of the ninth [lunar] month, the seventh day of the week (Saturday), the writing of this manuscript was finished at the time of the temple drum. Sathu (monk) Unheuane was the principal initiator together with all his relatives who had the ardent religious faith to jointly sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Pathama Munla Kammathana, the first fascicle to support the Teachings of Gotama to last until the end of 5000 years. May all our wishes and desires come true. Nibbāna paccayo hoto no niccaṃ niccaṃ dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ nibbanaṃ paramaṃ sukkhaṃ (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvāna, constantly and certainly, Nirvāna is the ultimate state of happiness).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ປະຖະມະມູນລະກຳມັດຖານ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Pathama Mūla Kammatthāna

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The basic object of meditation

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao