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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00519

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537147

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Saen Kua Phò Manyui, Phò Sichan together with his wife and his mother Hamtun

Subject matter:

Secular chronicle

Copying date in native date:

ແຮມຄໍ່າ 1 ວັນ 4 ເດືອນ 8 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດໄດ້ 1154 ຕົວ ປີເຕົ່າໃຈ້

Copying date in Gregorian:

1792 July 04

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

3.7 x 54.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

3.7 x 54.5 cm

Text block dimension:

3 x 50.2 cm

Number of pages:

24 pages

Number of blank pages:

0 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

In a previous life, Phaya Chüang was born as the son of King Chunda Papphataraja. He offered honey to an individual Buddha and, because of that, he became the emperor who ruled the Videharat kingdom.

Colophon:

Folio 12 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat hundred and 54 (corresponds to CS 1154), a tao cai year, on the first day of the waning moon of the eighth [lunar] month, the fourth day of the week (Wednesday), a ka pao day, [the writing was finished]. Saen Kua Phò Manyui, Phò Sichan together with his wife and Mae Hamtun had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Mahanithan Phayachüang to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccaya hotu dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana, certainly).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ມະຫານິທານພະຍາເຈືອງ (ຜູກຕົ້ນ)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Mahā Nithān Phanyā Chüang (Phuk Ton)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The great tale of King Chüang (fascicle 1)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao