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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00806

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537434

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Mòm (monk) Pò

Subject matter:

Ānisaṃsa (merit)

Copying date in native date:

ອອກໃໝ່ 2 ຄ່ຳ ວັນຈັນ ເດືອນຈຽງ ສັງກາດໄດ້ ພັນ 2 ຮ້ອຍ 9 ຕົວ ປີເມິ່ງມົດ

Copying date in Gregorian:

1848 November 27

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.5 x 56 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.5 x 56 cm

Text block dimension:

3.6 x 48.7 cm

Number of pages:

28 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

While the Buddha dwelt at the Jeta-vanna Monastery in Savatthi, Sariputta Thera asked the Buddha about the merit derived from copying manuscripts of the Buddha’s Teachings. Then the Buddha delivered a sermon describing the merit derived from making religious manuscripts. Those who had the ardent religious faith to write or make manuscripts of the Buddha’s Teachings would become emperors or God Indra for many existences.

Colophon:

Folio 13 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat thousand 2 hundred 9 (correspond to CS 1209), a moeng mot year, on the second day of the waxing moon of the first [lunar] month, a Monday, at noon (10:30–12:00), the writing of this manuscript was finished. Mòm (monk) Pò had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manu-script to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5 thousand years. Nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukkhaṃ (Nirvana is the greatest bliss).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສອງປິຕະກະ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sòng Tipitaka

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The merit derived from copying the Buddhist canon

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao