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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00848
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537476
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Chao Khanan Kongkaeo and Hua Chao Sa Kanya
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copying date in native date:
ແຮມ 3 ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ 4 ສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ຮ້ອຍ 87 ຕົວ ປີຮັບເຮົ້າ
Copying date in Gregorian:
1825 March 06
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
5 x 55.2 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
5 x 55.2 cm
Text block dimension:
3.5 x 49.5 cm
Number of pages:
192 pages
Number of blank pages:
9 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The principle actions regarded important in Buddhism. Kamma (action) is powerful on birth and death of all beings and includes Kusala-kamma (wholesome action) and Akusala-kamma (unwholesome action).
Colophon:
Folio 90 on the recto side: In Cula-sakkarat (CS) 1187, a hap hao year, on the third day of the waning moon of the fourth [lunar] month, the seventh day of the week (Saturday), a kat sai day, Chao Khanan (Mr. ex-monk) Kongkaeo had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Khatha Thammabattha with the gorgeous handwriting to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5 thousand years. May we all be escaped from Apāya (the four unhappy existences). Ariya Mettaya santike anāgate arahanta magga. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no niccaṃ dhuvaṃ. (May I enlighten as Arahanta and achieve the Magga in the period of Ariya Mettaya. May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana). Folio 91 on the recto side: In Cula-sakkarat (CS) 1187, a hap hao year, on the third day of the waning moon of the fourth [lunar] month, the seventh day of the week (Saturday), a kat sai day, Chao Khanan (Mr. ex-monk) Kongkaeo had the ardent religious faith-
Other notes:
to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Khatha Thammabattha to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5 thousand years. May we all be escaped from Apāya (the four unhappy existences). May I enlighten as Arahanta (……) and Magga (……….) in the period of Pha Ariya Mettaya. May this not be ignored. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no niccaṃ dhuvaṃ (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana). Folio 92 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1187, a hap hao year, on the third day of the waning moon of the fourth [lunar] month, the seventh day of the week (Saturday), a kat sai day, at the time of the morning drum (7:30–9:00), the writing of this manu-script was finished. Chao Khanan (Mr. ex-monk) Kongkaeo had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Nisai Thamma-battha to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5 thousand years. May I be escaped from Apāya (the four unhappy existences). Ariya Mettaya s ...

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ສັບຄາຖາທໍາມະບົດ (ຜູກຕົ້ນ)
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Sab Gāthā Dhammapada (Phuk Ton)
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The words of the Buddha’s Path of Wisdom (fascicle 1)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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