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:
51.2 x 4.9 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
51.2 x 4.9 cm
Text block dimension:
47.0 x 3.8 cm
Number of pages:
16 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 in an ordination ceremony. General speaking, the kammavacha (kammavācā) deals with the set of questions and answers which is used in the 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: ໝາຍໜ້າທັບພາຍເຄົ້າ ກຳມະວາຈາແລ. ມູນລະສັດທາໝາຍມີພໍ່ບາແສນ 2 ຜົວເມຍກໍ່ຂົນຂວາຍຫາໄດ້ຍັງວັດຖຸປະຖານ ໄປຊື້ໃບລານມາຈ້າງທ່ານຂຽນ ກຳມະວາຈາ ນີ້ເມືອໄວ້ພາຍໜ້າ.
ລານທີ່ 8 ໜ້າ 2: ໝາຍໜ້າກໍາມະວາຈາພາຍປາຍແລ ນາມມັດສະ ໜານເສົາຂຽນຫື້ພໍ່ບາແສນ ອຸທິດສະສ່ວນບຸນສ່ວນທານເມືອໄວ້ພາຍໜ້າແລ.
Lānthī 1 nā 1: Māi nāthap phāikhao Kammavāchā lae. Mūnla satthā māi mī Phò Bā Saen 2 phua mai kò khonkwāi hā dai yang vattupathān pai sü bailān mā chāng thān khain Kammavāchā nī müa vai phānā.
Lānthī 8 nā 2: Māinā Kammavāchā phāipāi lae nāmmatsa Nān Sao khian hü Phò Bā Saen uthitsa suanbun suanthān müa vai phāinā lae.