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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00904
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537532
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) Phumma
Subject matter:
Buddhist literature
Copying date in native date:
ອອກໃໝ່ 1 ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ 5 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດ 1202 ຕົວປີ ກົດໃຈ້
Copying date in Gregorian:
1840 April 03
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 56.8 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
4.5 x 56.8 cm
Text block dimension:
3.8 x 51.8 cm
Number of pages:
52 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
On the way to Devadaha city, the great procession passed a garden called Lumbini Park. The beautiful park with its sala trees and scented flowers and busy birds and bees attracted Queen Sirimahamaya. Since the park was a good resting place, the queen ordered the bearers to stop for a while. As she rested underneath one of the sala trees, her birth began and a baby boy was born. It was an auspicious day. The birth took place on a full moon which is now celebrated as Vesak, the festival of the triple event of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death, in the year 623 B.C.
Colophon:
Folio 25 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1202, a kot chai year, on the first waxing day of the fifth [lunar] month, the fifth day of the week (Thursday), a hap mao day. The writing of this manuscript had been finished in the morning between 6.00-7.30 o’clock. Xiang (Mr. ex-novice) Phomma had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Pathomsompot, to support the Teachings of the Buddha. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ. (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana, certainly).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ປະຖົມສົມໂພດ (ຜູກ 2)
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Pathama Sambodhi (Phuk 2)
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The First Enlightenment (fascicle 2)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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