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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00261

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518876

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Secular chronicle

Copyist:

Chua (Novice) Peng

Begin Year Date:

1900

End Year Date:

2000

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.5 x 56.7 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.5 x 56.7 cm

Text block dimension:

3.5 x 52 cm

Number of pages:

16 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text mentions about Indra’s message in order to instruct the human beings in this world. The human beings should collect merit by giving alms, observing precepts, meditating, and listening to Dhamma preaching. Thirty years after the death of the Buddha, there would not have any arahants. In Sangkat (Culasakkarat) 1000, King Dhammikarat (a great righteous king, this probably means King Asoka) would support the Teachings of the Buddha and Buddhism would have flourished. After that, it would be a dark era of the era of the devil. Only the ones who follow morality would be safe.

Colophon:

Folio 7 on the verso side: This Tamnan Phaya In (Chronicle of Indra) was written by Chua Peng (scribe) to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until entering Nirvāna, without disturbances from Mara. Nibbānvaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ (Nirvāna is the ultimate state of happiness).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ຕໍານານ ພະຍາອິນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Tamnān Phanyā In

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The chronicle of Indra

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao