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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00730

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537358

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Sao (Miss) Suk

Subject matter:

Suttanta doctrine

Copying date in native date:

ຂຶ້ນ 10 ຄໍ່າ ວັນ 5 ເດືອນຈຽງ ສັງກາດໄດ້ 2488 ຕົວ ປີຮັບເຮົ້າ

Copying date in Gregorian:

1945 December 24

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

5 x 60 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

5 x 60 cm

Text block dimension:

3.8 x 53.9 cm

Number of pages:

66 pages

Number of blank pages:

3 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

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 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 32 on the recto side: In BE 2488, a huang hao year, on the tenth day of the waxing moon of the first [lunar] month, the fifth day of the week (Thursday), a ka mao day, at noon (10:30–12:00), the writing of this manuscript was finished. Sao Suk was the sponsor of the making of this manuscript entitled Munlanip-phan to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5 thousand. May I enter the Nirvana. May I dedicate the benefits derived from this merit to Phò Kam Mae Ven (deceased persons or spirits who would come to harm us any times).

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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