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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00118

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624253

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Ānisaṃsa (Merit)

Begin Year Date:

1909

End Year Date:

2009

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:

53.0 x 4.8 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

53.0 x 4.8 cm

Text block dimension:

49. 0 x 4.4 cm

Number of pages:

16 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Damaged

Description of manuscript content:

While residing in the Tavatimsa Heaven, the Buddha was asked for help by a Devaputta named Supatitthita. Supatitthita was learned from his friend that he would die within 7 days and be happened in the hell and then beome various kinds of animals and disabled, 500 incarnations for each kind. The Buddha gave him a sermon describing his bad Karma (bad deed) from his previous lives. In order to keep him living in the heaven for long, the Buddha advised him to learn and recite a special spell named Unhassavijaya. By the power of the spell, Supatithita has not left the heaven until present.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 7 ໜ້າ 1: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມຕອນແລງ ເວລາ 4 ມວງແລ ຕົວບໍ່ງາມກາຍ ໄຂສິກກ່າຍ ໃຈບໍ່ທ່ຽງກາຍທຸພໍ່ເຮີຍ. ລານທີ່ 7 ໜ້າ 2: ຂໍຫື້ຜູ້ຂ້າໄດ້ເຖິງສຸກ 3 ປະການ. ລານທີ່ 8 ໜ້າ 1: ທຳອັນນີ້ຈື່ວ່າ ອຸນຫັດສະວິໄຊ ບ້ານປາກແຈກແລເນີພະທັງຫຼາຍເຮີຍ. Lānthī 7 nā 1: Sadet laeo yām tὁn laeng velā 4 muang lae. Tua bὁ ngām kāi khai sik kāi chai bὁ thiang kāi thuphὁ hoei. Lānthī 7 nā 2: Khὁhü phūkhā dai thüng suk 3 pakān. Lānthī 8 nā 1: Tham an nī süvā Unhatsavisai Bān Pākchaek lae noe pha thanglāi hoei.

Other notes:

Some folios have damage on the upper margin which affects the contents.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ອຸນຫັດສະວິໄຊ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Unhassavaijaya

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Unhassavijaya

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao