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:
51.5 x 5.0 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
51.5 x 5.0 cm
Text block dimension:
45.5 x 4.0 cm
Number of pages:
44 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The text mentions various contents which include in the Pitaka canon such as the number of the previous Buddhas; duration of performing perfection of Paññādika Buddha and Saddhādika Buddha; the conditions of human beings who will be born in the period of the religion of the coming Buddha names Ariya Mettaiya; the short story of Gotama Buddha; the benefits derived from giving, observing precepts, meditating, listening to Dhamma preaching; radiation of loving-kindness; the conditions of human world, hells, heavens, brahma and nirvana; and etc.
Colophon:
ທໍາຜູກນີ້ ຊື່ວ່າ ປີຕັກກະທັງ 3. ໜ້າທັບພາຍເກົ້າປິຕັກກະທັງ 3 ແລ ໝາຍເຈົ້າສັດທາແມ່ເຖົ້າຂະໜານບຸນ ຫົວບ້ານ ທານເມືອໄວ້ພາຍໜ້າແລ.
Tham phūk nī süvā Pītakka thang 3. Nāthap phāikao Pītakka thang 3 lae. Mai chao satthā Mae Thao Khanān Bun hua bān than muea vai phāinā lae.
ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມຕາວັນທ່ຽງ ຂ້າຜູ້ຂ້າໄດ້ມາໃສ່ທໍາປິຕະກະທັງ 3 ຜູ້ຂ້າຈັກປາດຖະໜາເອົາສັບພັນຍູຕັນຍາສິ່ງດຽວ.
Sadet laeo yām tāvan thiang. Khā phūkhā dai mā sai tham Pītakka thang 3 phūkhā chak pātthanā ao sapphanyū tanyān singdiao.