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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00847

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537475

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Hua Phò Phia Pha together with his wife

Subject matter:

Prayers

Copyist:

Hua Phò Phia Pha together with his wife

Begin Year Date:

1900

End Year Date:

2000

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

Text block dimension:

4 x 52.4 cm

Number of pages:

82 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

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. There are three chapters: Ban Ton, Phothisat, Itipiso.

Colophon:

Folio 40 on the recto side: Three phuk (fascicle), Ban Ton, Phothisat and Itipiso, are bound together here. I, Chan (Mr. ex-monk) Kaenchan was the scribe. Please do not blame me [for any cases], my disciples. My handwriting is not so beautiful. This fascicle contains 50 pieces of palm-leaf. Folio 41 on the recto side: Hua Phò Phia Pha and his wife from Ban (village) Vat That were the sponsors of the making of this manuscript. Young novices and monks, please preach [the text in this manuscript] with high appreciation.

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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