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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0075 00001

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628348

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Private Collection of Francis Engelmann

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Phò I Khai (father of Ms. Khai); his children

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Anonymous

Place of copying:

Vientiane capital

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

55.5 x 4.0 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

55.5 x 4.0 cm

Text block dimension:

50.9 x 3.4 cm

Number of pages:

48 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

When the Bodhisattva (the one who will become a Buddha) was born as King Suttasom ruling Inthapat kingdom. He was arrested by one of his close friend, King Porisat of Varanasi, together with other 101 kings for killing to sacrifice. King Suttasom taught King Porisat to understand what is right and wrong, until King Porisat was remorseful. Finally, King Parisat released the Bodhisattva and all other kings and settled himself in the virtues of a king for his whole life.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 1 ໜ້າ 1: ສາທຸສາທຸ ຜູ້ຂ້າຊື່ວ່າພໍ່ອີ່ໄຄ ລູກເຕົ້າ ພ້ອມກັນສ້າງໜັງສື ສຸດຕະໂສມ ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາ ຂໍໃຫ້ມີອາຍຸໝັ້ນຍືນແດ່ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ປະການ 1 ຊາດຊິມາພາຍໜ້າ ຂໍໃຫ້ຝູງຂ້າໄດ້ເຂົ້າສູ່ວຽງແກ້ວນີຣະພານກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ. ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸ. ຫຼົບໜ້າແກ່ ສຸດຕະໂສມ ຜູກຕົ້ນແລເຈົ້າເຮີຍ. Folio 1 on the recto side: Sādhu sādhu, I am Phò I Khai (father of Ms. Khai) together with my children jointly sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Suttasom, to support the Teachings of the Buddha. May we have longevity. On the other hand, may we all enter the crystal city which is Nirvāna in our future lives. Nibbāna paccayo hotu (May this be a condition to reach Nirvana). The front cover of Suttasom, fascicle 1.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສຸດຕະໂສມ (ຜູກຕົ້ນ)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Suttasom (phuk ton)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The story of Suttasom (fascicle 1)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao; Pali