Pak Chaek village, Pak U district, Luang Prabang province
Script:
Tham Lue
Writing support:
Palm-Leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
52.3 x 4.9 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
52.3 x 4.9 cm
Text block dimension:
47.0 x 4.2 cm
Number of pages:
36 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The Buddha delivered this Nibbāna Sutta to his followers while staying at the Jetavanna Monastery in Savatthi. The content describes about the making of merit including alms-giving, observing precepts, listening to Dhamma preaching, and meditating. In there, the observing precepts is the initial way to enter Nirvana. Only giving alms but not observing precepts, after dead, can be born as a ghost like the story of a couple millionaires. The result of sponsoring the making of, or writing this manuscript and offering it to the Sangha can support the ghosts to be born in a good place in heavens.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 1 ໜ້າ 1: ໝາຍໜ້າທັບພາຍເຄົ້າທໍານິບພານນະສູດ ໝາຍເຈົ້າສັດທາ ລູກພໍ່ໄມ່ຟອນ ທານເມືອຫາເມຍ ນາມະປະຍາຕິຊື່ນ້ອຍ ອີ່ນາງອ່ອນຊື່ແມ່ເຖົ້າວັນດີ ຂໍເທວະດາຈື່ຈຳແດ່ເນີ.
ລານທີ່ 17 ໜ້າ 2: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມຕອນແລງແມ່ຍິງຕຳເຂົ້າ.
Lānthī 1 nā 1: Māi nāthap phāikhao tham Nippānnasut māichao satthā lūk Phò Maifon thān müahā mia nāmapayāti sünòi ī nāng On sü Maethao Vandī khò thevadā chao chücham dae noe.
Lānthī 17 nā 2: Sadet laoe yām tonlaen maeying tam khao.