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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00089
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518704
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
Yes
Current Status:
In situ
Subject matter:
Ānisaṃsa (merit)
Begin Year Date:
1900
End Year Date:
2000
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
4.6 x 57 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
4.6 x 57 cm
Text block dimension:
3.5 x 51.5 cm
Number of pages:
24 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The text mentions the merit derived from listening to the recitation of the Vessanatara Jataka. People who wish to meet Aryamettai (Maitreya), the next Buddha, have to listen to the recitation of the whole Vessantara Jataka story in one day. Before they meet Maitreya, they will be born only in heavens and in the human world and will not go to hell.
Colophon:
Folio 12 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1285, a tao set year, on the seventh waxing day of the eighth [lunar] month, the third day of the week (Tuesday), the writing [of this manuscript] was finished at the time of the temple drum. Xiang (ex-novivce) Pan and his wife from Ban Vat That village were the principal initiators who had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Sòng maha sat to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May our wishes come true.Sādhu sādhu anumodāmi (Amen! Amen! I rejoice).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ສອງມະຫາຊາດ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Sòng Mahā Jātaka
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The merit derived from listening to the recitation of the Vessantara Jataka
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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