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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00352

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518967

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Somdet Kunlavongsa Rattanapanya

Subject matter:

Prayers

Begin Year Date:

1800

End Year Date:

1900

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

3.4 x 55.9 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

3.4 x 55.9 cm

Text block dimension:

3 x 51.5 cm

Number of pages:

28 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text of Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta in Pali and Lao is used for reading in a sermon and learning. It is the middle Sutta that the Buddha gave preaching to The Five Ascetics, in Isipatana forest. Thammacakkappavattana sutta means Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion. It was the first preaching of the Buddha after his enlightenment on the fifteenth waxing day of the eight [lunar] month, or It is Āsāḷha Pūjā.

Colophon:

Folio 13 on the verso side: This bundle contains two fascicles including Sap Thammachak and Sap Sutmon Nòi. Somdet Kunlavongsa Rattanapanya had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of five thoudand years. May my parents, siblings, relatives, and the teachers who had taught me and my beloved friends be happy in each of their lives.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ທໍາມະຈັກ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Dhammacakka

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The wheel of Dhamma

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao