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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00097

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624232

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Phò-òk Saen Thanansai

Subject matter:

Vinaya Doctrine

Begin Year Date:

1910

End Year Date:

2010

Place of copying:

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:

52.2 x 4.9 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

52.2 x 4.9 cm

Text block dimension:

45.5 x 4.3 cm

Number of pages:

18 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The text was mostly written in Pali is used for an ordination ceremony. General speaking, the kammavacha (kammavācā) deals with the set of questions and answers which is used in an ordination ceremony. In the ceremony, the ordaining monk must answer several “yes or no” questions posed to him by a monk on his right during a chant called Pha Kammavachanchan (Act-announcing teacher) who faces another monk on the left called Pha Anusavanachan (Ordination proclaiming teacher).

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 1 ໜ້າ 1: ໝາຍໜ້າທັບກຳມະວາຈາ ໝາຍເຈົ້າສັດທາພໍ່ອອກແສນທະນັນໄຊ 2 ຜົວເມຍ ທານເມືອໄວ້ພາຍໜ້າ ຂໍເທວະດາເຈົ້າຈື່ຈຳດ້ວຍເທີ້ນ. Lānthī 1 nā 1: Māi nāthap Kammavāchā māi chao satthā Phò Òk Saen Thannansai 2 phua mia thān müa vai phāinā khò thevadā chao chü cham dòi thoen.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ກໍາມະວາຈາ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Kammavācā

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The formal words of an act

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao