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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00825

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537453

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Xiang (ex-novice) Duang and his wife together with their children and relatives

Subject matter:

Prayers

Copying date in native date:

ອອກ 11 ຄໍ່າ ວັນ 7 ເດືອນ 9 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ 1267 ຕົວ ປີຮັບໃສ້

Copying date in Gregorian:

1905 August 11

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao, Old Lao (Lao buhan)

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.9 x 59.7 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.9 x 59.7 cm

Text block dimension:

3.9 x 50.8 cm

Number of pages:

26 pages

Number of blank pages:

3 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The whole text was written in Pali and read by monks or novices at the beginning of a Buddhist ceremony or festival, such as the Vessantara festival.

Colophon:

Folio 12 on the recto side: In Cula-sakkarat (CS) 1267, a hap sai year, on the eleventh day of the waxing moon of the ninth [lunar] month, the seventh day of the week (Saturday), at the time of the temple drum, the writing of this manuscript was finished. Xiang (Mr.) Duang and his wife were the principal initiators, together with their children and relatives, had the most ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Sutta to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5 thousand years. May all our wishes and desires be fulfilled. Sādhu sādhu anumodāmi nibbāna paccaya hotu no (Well done! We say amen. May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ບັ້ນຕົ້ນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Ban Ton

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The beginning section

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao