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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00274

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518889

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Somdet Chinda

Subject matter:

Suttanta doctrine

Copying date in native date:

ອອກ 6 ຄໍ່າ ມື້ ກັດມົດ ວັນ 4 ເດືອນ ຍີ່ ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ຮ້ອຍ 61 ຕົວປີ (ຈ.ສ 1161) ຕົວປີ ກັດມົດ

Copying date in Gregorian:

1799 January 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:

4.2 x 56.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.2 x 56.5 cm

Text block dimension:

3.5 x 54 cm

Number of pages:

32 pages

Number of blank pages:

3 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Damaged

Description of manuscript content:

Mahasamaya Sutta (discourse on the great meeting). The Buddha discoursed on this Sutta while dwelling in Kapilavatthu with five hundred monks. There the Devas from ten universals came to an assembly for paying homage to the Buddha. Then four Devas from Sutthavat heaven also came and each of them announced a verse. The Buddha spoke to the bhikkhus that the Devas come for the great meeting and then described the names of the Devas in details.

Colophon:

Folio 16 on the verso side: In Culasakkarat 1 hundred and 61 (corresponding with CS 1161), a kat mot year (year of the goat), on the sixth waxing day of the second [lunar] month, a kat mot day, the fourth day of the week (Wednesday), the writing of this manuscript was finished at the time of the evening horn (between 15.00–16.30). Somdet Chinda had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript. May my wish come true. Nibbāna paccayo hontu (May this be a condition to reach Nirvāna).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສັບສະໄໝ (ມະະຫາສະມະຍະສູດ)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sab Mahā Samaya Sutta

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The words of Discourse on the great meeting

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao