Hua Phò Phia Pha and his wife from Ban Vat That village
Subject matter:
Vinaya
Copyist:
Chan (ex-monk) Kaenchan from Ban Nadu
Copying date in native date:
ວັນ 1
Begin Year Date:
1900
End Year Date:
2000
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao, Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
5.3 x 58.6 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
5.3 x 58.6 cm
Text block dimension:
4.3 x 53.2 cm
Number of pages:
148 pages
Number of blank pages:
3 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Dhutanga is the ascetic practices comprises thirteen kinds of practices for removing defilements. This text mentions about khong pha (three-robes-wearer’s practice). The practice is that before wearing the robes, the monk carries the robe on his arms and pronounces imaṃ cīvaraṃ nava uttarā sangaṃ adidhāmi and so on.
Colophon:
Folio 72 on the verso side: Please consider if there might be some misspellings or mistakes. The writing of this manuscript was finished at the time of the sunset drum (between 13.30–15.00 o’clock), the first day of the week (Sunday). Chan (ex-monk) Kaen Chan from Ban Nadu is the scribe.
Folio 73 on the recto side: Hua Phò Phia Pha and his wife from Ban Vat That were the sponsors.