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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00521

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537149

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Thit (ex-monk) Kaeo together with his wife, children and grandchildren

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:

3.2 x 51.1 cm

Number of pages:

52 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Viceroy Chüang organized his troops and moved to Ngoen Yang with 20 elephants, 20 horses, 20 swords and 15,000 soldiers. Thao Koen Pheng and Yia Kham were the leaders of the troops. Ai Khwang was the guide of their army.

Colophon:

Folio 26 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat hundred and 54 (correspond to CS 1154), a tao cai year, on the first day to the waning moon of the eighth [lunar] month, the fourth day of the week (Wednesday), a ka pao day, Thit (Mr. ex-monk) Kaeo together with his wife and children 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 (May this be a condition to reach Nirvana).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ມະຫານິທານພະຍາເຈືອງ (ຜູກ 3)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Mahā Nithān Phanyā Chüang (Phuk 3)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The great tale of King Chüang (fascicle 3)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao