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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00344
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518959
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
Yes
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Akkha vorapasitthi khamphila settha nakkhara itsara hòkham faina (the king of the front palace) together with his Queen and his mother, prince, princess and all members of the royal family.
Subject matter:
Suttanta doctrine
Copying date in native date:
ຂຶ້ນຄໍ່າ 1 ວັນ 3 ມື້ ກ່າເໝົ້າ ເດືອນ 11 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດ 1272 ຕົວປີ ກົດເສັດ
Copying date in Gregorian:
1910 September 17
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
5 x 55.1 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
5 x 55.1 cm
Text block dimension:
3.7 x 50.5 cm
Number of pages:
68 pages
Number of blank pages:
4 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
While the Buddha was dwelling in Kapilavatthu, the Buddha delivered a sermon to his disciples and described about Dāna – alms-giving and Sīla - morality. The results of alms-giving and observing precepts depend on the practitioners. If the ones who wish to gain lokiya (mundane) such as kingship, millionaires, wealthy people, Indra, Brahma, emperors. Their wishes are regarded as carelessness because of following with the ones graving. If they wish to gain lokuttara (supramundane) such as Nirvana, then they are regarded as carefulness.
Colophon:
Folio 34 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1272, a kot set year, on the first waxing day of the eleventh [lunar] month, the third day of the week (Tuesday), a ka mao day, the writing of this manuscript was finished at the time of the forenoon horn (between 9.00–10.30 o’clock). Akkhavorapasitthikhamphila Setthanakkhara Itsara Hò Kham Fai Na (king), together with the queen and his mother, princes, princesses and all royal family members had the most ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Chuntha Sukarikasut to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Suddinaṃ vattame danaṃ nibbāna paccayo hotu no niccaṃ dhuvaṃ (Well donated is our gift, Nirvāna is the greatest bliss).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ມູນລະນິບພານ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Mūla Nibbāna
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Discourse on the way to Nirvana
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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