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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00812
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537440
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Nang Phia Na Nüa Kao together with her children
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copying date in native date:
ແຮມ 2 ຄໍ່າ ວັນ 5 ເດືອນ 9 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ 1219 ຕົວ ປີເມິ່ງໃສ້
Copying date in Gregorian:
1857 August 07
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 55.1 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
4.5 x 55.1 cm
Text block dimension:
3.1 x 47.1 cm
Number of pages:
54 pages
Number of blank pages:
5 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
King Nemirat told his ministers and citizens what he had seen in the hells. For example, he told them about the hell of excrement where he had seen animals eating feces and drinking urine for their meals. They had to do this because they had betrayed their loyal friends.
Colophon:
Folio 25 on the recto side: In Cula-sakkarat (CS) 1219, a moeng sai year, on the second day of the waning moon of the ninth [lunar] month, the fifth day of the week (Thursday), at the time of the morning drum (7:30–9:00), the writing of this manuscript was finished. Nang Phia Na Nüa Kao and her children-grandchilden had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Nisai Pitaka Nemirat to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hotu dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ (May this be a condition to reach Nirvana, certainly).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ເນມິຣາດ (ຜູກຖ້ວນ 4)
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Nemirāja (Phuk Thuan 4)
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The story of King Nemirat (fascicle 4)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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