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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00337

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518952

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Nang Kwan Saennòng together with her children and all relatives

Subject matter:

Suttanta doctrine

Copying date in native date:

ແຮມ 5 ຄໍ່າ ມື້ ເຕົ່າສີ່ ວັນ 5 ເດືອນ 12 ສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ 1213 ຕົວປີ ຮ້ວງໃຄ້

Copying date in Gregorian:

1851 November 13

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.4 x 53.4 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.4 x 53.4 cm

Text block dimension:

3.3 x 48 cm

Number of pages:

14 pages

Number of blank pages:

3 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The first of four fascicles of Cundasukarika Sutta was written in Pali language begins Sukittimā subācāro susiravā supāgatassa. The text is popularly used by a monk to read in the nyot tham ceremony which is organized in a monastery or a house in order to get merit.

Colophon:

Folio 7 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1213, a huang khai day, on the fifth waning day of the twelfth [lunar] month, a tao san day, the fifth day of the week (Thursday), the writing of this manuscript was finished at the time of the morning drum (between 7.30–9.00 o’clock). Nang Kuan Saen Nòng and her children and all her relatives had the most ardent religious faith to jointly sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Lam 8 Mün to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvāna).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ຈຸນທະກະຣິກະສູດ (ຈຸນທະສຸກະຣິກະສູດ) ຜູກຕົ້ນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Cundasukarika Sutta, Phuk Ton

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Cundasukarika Sutta, fascicle 1

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao