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:
52.7 x 4.9 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
52.7 x 4.9 cm
Text block dimension:
49.5 x 4.2 cm
Number of pages:
34 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
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:
Lānthī 1 nā 1: Māi nāthap baikhao sūvā Nipphānasūt phūk diao nī khā lae. Nān Sao rikkhitta taemkhian khamsū sāsanā 5000 pha vatsā khā lae.
Sāo Bān Pākchaek kὁ ngām ching ka dae pen lūk bὁ mī phὁ.
Thamang Nipphāna thammang an nī maen thammang phon thuk phon yāk dai lae nā.
Lānthī 13 nā 1: Nān Sao rikkhita attano dὁi ton aiang khā lae. Sadet laeo velā 9 muang sao khā lae pī tao chai chunlasangkāt rāja dai phan 3 hὁi 13 tua düan 9 pathama haem 6 kham mü van 7 thai khā lae chao satthā maen Mae Mai Un doem phüa chak uthitsa suanthān müa hā lūk nāmmapayāti süvā Mai Un nan hü dai phon chāk thuk lae hü dai thüng suk dae theon.
Lānthī 16 nā 2: Sāt khai sik hoei buat kὁ nān laeo noe sū chao thanglāi hoei yā vao phit noe [...]
Lānthī 17 nā 1: sāt khai sik hoei buat dai 5 pī.
Lānthī 17 nā 2: Māi nāthap phāipāi thammang Nipphānnasūt lae chao satthā Mae Mai On doem phüa chak uthitsa suanthān müa hā Mai On.