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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00525
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537153
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Rung Phi 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 x 50.2 cm
Number of pages:
53 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Phaya Chüang delivered his teaching to his ministers and troops and encouraged them to protect the kingdom and to be ready to fight and defend the country.
Colophon:
Folio 1 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, [the writing was finished]. Rung Phi 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).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ມະຫານິທານພະຍາເຈືອງ (ຜູກ 9)
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
ມະຫານິທານພະຍາເຈືອງ (ຜູກ 9)
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The great tale of King Chüang (fascicle 9)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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