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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00805

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537433

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Ānisaṃsa (merit)

Begin Year Date:

1900

End Year Date:

2000

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao, Old Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

5.3 x 59.6 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

5.3 x 59.6 cm

Text block dimension:

3.7 x 54.5 cm

Number of pages:

18 pages

Number of blank pages:

3 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Panyaparami or Paññāpāramī (perfect-ion of wisdom) is regularly read by monks while delivering a sermon to people on the occasion of an auspicious ceremony. The text describes the Buddha's lifetime: The Buddha traveled to the Tavatimsa Heaven to attend the Buddhist Lent. He delivered a valuable sermon called “Panyaparami” pertaining to the 30 perfections of the Buddha to God Indra and the deities: a Bodhisatta has to complete these 30 perfections before becoming a Buddha. By writing the text on one’s own, asking someone else to write or paying attention and listening to the Panyaparami, one could get merit, become rich and be liberated from all misfortunes.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ປັນຍາປາຣະມີ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Paññāpāramī

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Perfection of wisdom

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao