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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0113 00712

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792527

Country:

Thailand

City (Province):

Nan

Name of collection:

Wat Monthian

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Mr. Nan (ex-monk) Khattiya; his family

Subject matter:

Abhidhamma

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in native date:

5, 10 (lunar) Cuḷasakarāja 1251

Copying date in Gregorian:

Anonymous

Place of copying:

Anonymous

Script:

Dhamma Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

5 x 50.2 cm

Text block dimension:

4.5 x 39.5 cm

Number of pages:

16 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Abhidhamma Dhātukathā (Abhidhamma Piṭaka Dhātukathā) is the high level of Buddha’s teaching. The content is about the body, physical contact, and the four elements (solid element, liquid element, heating element and air element) which formed to be human body. While we are alive, we should consider that our bodies are impermanent, can change and perish finally. When we pass away, we cannot take our properties, lineage or relatives with us. Therefore, we must hurry to make merit, perform almsgiving, observe the religious precepts and do meditation which will be the benefit of making merit following us forever.

Colophon:

จุฬสักราช 1251 ปลีกัดเร้า เดือน 10 ปลากเล้ม แรม 5 ฅ่ำ สำเรจเส็จแก่ลิกขิตกัมมหัตถะ ยามตูดช้าย ฯ ปถมมุลลสัทธาหนานขัต พร้อมด้วยภริยาชื่อว่านางจันทิบ บุตชายบุตยิงชู่ฅน ฯ นิพฺพาน ปจฺจโย โหตุ โน นิจํ ฯ The copying [of this manuscript] was completed in CS 1251, on the fifth waning-moon day of the tenth [lunar] month, in the afternoon. The sponsors [of the manuscript] are Mr. Nan (ex-monk) Khat, his wife named Mrs. Canthip, and his children. Nibbānapaccayo hotu no niccaṃ [May the merit derived from making this manuscript support us to reach Nirvana] Remark: The date corresponds to Wednesday, 17 July 1889 (1251 Ashadha 20).

Other notes:

(Left side of the first folio) “Dhātugathā”.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

อภิธมมฯธาฯตุกถา

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Abhidhamma Dātukathā

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Abhidhamma Dātukathā

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali