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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00668
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537296
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Xiang (ex-monk) Sa together with his wife and children
Subject matter:
Suttanta doctrine
Copying date in native date:
ແຮມ 2 ຄໍ່າ ວັນ 5 ເດືອນ 5 ມະຫາສັງກາດໄດ້ 1249 ຕົວ ປີເມິ່ງໃຄ້
Copying date in Gregorian:
1887 April 09
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
4.8 x 56.1 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
4.8 x 56.1 cm
Text block dimension:
3.4 x 51.5 cm
Number of pages:
70 pages
Number of blank pages:
3 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
While the Buddha was dwelling in Kapilavatthu, he delivered a sermon to his disciples describing Dāna (alms-giving) and Sīla (morality). The results of alms-giving and observing the precepts depend on the practitioners. Those who wish to gain lokiya (mundane) results such as becoming a king, an affluent, God Indra, Brahma or an emperor, their wishes are regarded as carelessness because they follow their own cravings. If they wish to gain lokuttara (supra-mundane) results such as Nirvana, they are regarded as careful.
Colophon:
Folio 33 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1249, a moeng khai year, on the second day of the waning moon of the fifth [lunar] month, the fifth day of the week (Thursday), a kat khai day, [the writing was finished]. Xiang (Mr. ex-novice) Ma and his wife, the principal initiators, together with their children and all siblings had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Maha Munla-nipphansut to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccaya hotu no (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ມູນລະນິບພານ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Mūla Nibbāna
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Discourse on the way to Nirvana
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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