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:
51.4 x 4.9 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
51.4 x 4.9 cm
Text block dimension:
45.5 x 4.5 cm
Number of pages:
34 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
The Buddha delivered this Nibbāna Sutta to his followers while staying at the Jetavanna Monastery in Savatthi. The content describes about the making of merit including alms-giving, observing precepts, listening to Dhamma preaching, and meditating. In there, the observing precepts is the initial way to enter Nirvana. Only giving alms but not observing precepts, after dead, can be born as a ghost like the story of a couple millionaires. The result of sponsoring the making of, or writing this manuscript and offering it to the Sangha can support the ghosts to be born in a good place in heavens.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 1 ໜ້າ 1: ໜ້າທັບພາຍເຄົ້ານິບພານນະສູດ ໝາຍເຈົ້າສັດທາ ພໍ່ອີ່ອ່ອນຕາ ຫາງບ້ານສຸດ ເພິ່ນທັງຫຼາຍແລເນີ ມັນທານເມືອຫາລູກ ນາມະປະຍາຕິຊື່ວ່າ ອ້າຍຄຳນວນ.
Lānthī 1 nā 1: Nāthap phāikhao Nipphānnasūt māi chao satthā Phὁ Ī Óntā hāng Bānsut phoen thanglāi lae noe man thān müa hā lūk nāmapayāti süvā Ai Khamnuan.