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:
51.0 x 4.5 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
51.0 x 4.5 cm
Text block dimension:
46.5 x 3.5 cm
Number of pages:
42 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The text mentions when Prince Siddhartha had everything but he was not satisfy with. The prince was always thinking about the virtues that bring to liberation. One day during the prince was displayed in the royal garden, he saw the four signs including and old man, a sick man, a dead man and a holy man. Since then the prince set his mind on leaving for monkhood. Finally, he made decision to leave the palace rifing on Kandhaka horse and along with Channa servant.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 20 ໜ້າ 2: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມວັນຈ້າຍແລ ຜູ້ຂ້າປາຖະໜ້າຫື້ມັນໄດ້ເກີດລ່ວມພະເຈົ້າອະຣິຍະເມດໄຕ ຕົນຈັກເກີດມາພາຍໜ້າ ແດ່ບຸນເຮີຍ.
Lānthī 20 nā 2: Sadet laeo yām van chāi lae phūkhā pāthanā hü man dai koet luam phachao Ariya Mettaya ton chak koet mā phāinā dae bun hoei.
Other notes:
This manuscript is the sixth fascicle of a series of ten fascicles holding DS no. DS 0056 00269 – 00277.