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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0113 00703

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792518

Country:

Thailand

City (Province):

Nan

Name of collection:

Wat Monthian

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Buddhist Chronicle

Copyist:

Phra (monk) Indavongsa

Copying date in native date:

4, 12 (lunar) Cuḷasakarāja 1262

Copying date in Gregorian:

1898 Auggust 20

Place of copying:

Wat Monthian, Nan

Script:

Dhamma Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.8 x 42.5 cm

Text block dimension:

4.2 x 35.7 cm

Number of pages:

50 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

This manuscript describes the La Wak Legend or the sorrow of the Buddha. The content of which mentioned the Buddha to be or “Mettayya” who knew in the future people will suffer. He asked the Buddha in this era that what would the suffering of people be in the future. The Buddha replied “when I die, people will not know the Dāna, Sīla and meditation practice, because of their defilements including Lobha, Dosa, and Moha. They will fight with one another. There will be famine and severe diseases and natural disasters.” After hearing that information, the Bodhisatta Mettayya cried out. However, during that time there will be a charismatic man born in the world. He will help and saves people from suffering. He will teach Dāna, Sīla and Bhāvanā “mediation practice.” They will hide themselves in the forest until the Bodhisatta Mettayya comes to the world. When the Bodhisatta becomes awakened, the chaotic will be disappeared, and people will live happily.

Colophon:

อินทวงสาพระภิกขุ วัดมนเทียร เมืองน่าน ลิขิตอัตตโน ขอหื้อเปนประไจยแกล่พระนิพพานโลกเบื้องหน้า ปัจจุบันนี้แด่จิง ฯ สักราช 1262 ปลีกฏไจ้ย เดือน 12 ขึ้น 4 ฅ่ำ นะ วัน 3 แล้ววันนั้นแลเจ้าเหิย ฯ Monk Inthawongsa from Wat Monthian copied [this manuscript] on his own. May I achieve Nibbāna in the future. The copying was completed in CS 1260, on the fourth waxing-moon day of the twelfth [lunar] month, on a Tuesday. Remark: The date corresponds to Saturday, 20 August 1898 (1260 Bhadrapada 4).

Other notes:

(Left side of the first folio) “The Legend of Lawaek, copied by Phra Inwong”.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ตำนาฯนฯลแวกฯ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Tamnan Lavaek

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Tamnan Lawaek (Chronicle of Lawaek City)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lan Na