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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00237

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518852

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Mae Thao (grandmother) Sui together with her children and grandchildren

Subject matter:

Suttanta doctrine

Copying date in native date:

ແຮມ 9 ຄໍ່າ ມື້ເຕົ່າເສັດ ວັນ 2 ເດືອນ 12 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ 12 ຮ້ອຍ 25 (ຈ.ສ 1225) ຕົວປີຮັບເປົ້າ

Copying date in Gregorian:

1863 December 4

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.3 x 59.7 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.3 x 59.7 cm

Text block dimension:

3.5 x 51 cm

Number of pages:

42 pages

Number of blank pages:

3 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

While residing at Ghijjhakuta Mount in Rajagir, the Buddha visited Ananda Thera who was aged and suffering with illness. When Ananda reported the Buddha about the situation of his illness which was still in bad. Then the Buddha preached Sarakarivijjha Sutta to Ananda and advised him to remember and recite the Sutta. By chanting this Sutta regularly, the illness would be relieved. The previous Buddha such as the Buddha Vessabu, Kukkusanda, Kassapa, and others also preached this Sutta in order to be benefits of people.

Colophon:

Folio 20 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat 12 hundred 25 (corresponding with CS 1225), a hap pao year, on the ninth waning day of the twelfth [lunar] month, a tao set day, the second day of the week (Monday), the writing of this manuscript was finished at noon (between 10.30-12.00 o’clock). Mae Thao Sui, Hòm Kòk Chiang and her children and grand-children who owned the palm leaved and had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Salakarivasasut to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May all our wishes and desires come true, may we have a long life, may we all be released from diseases and dangers. Nibbāna paccayo hoto no niccaṃ dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvāna, constantly and certainly).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສະຣາກະຣິວິຊາສູດ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sarākarivijjhā Sutta

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Sarākarivijjhā Sutta

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao