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:
51.8 x 4.8 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
51.8 x 4.8 cm
Text block dimension:
46.5 x 4.0 cm
Number of pages:
36 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
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:
ລານທີ່ 1 ໜ້າ 1: ໜ້າທັບພາຍເຄົ້າທຳມັງນິບພານນະສູດແລ ເຈົ້າສັດທາພໍ່ອ້າຍຝັ້ນ 2 ຜົວເມຍກັບແມ່ ທານເມືອຫາພໍ່ ນາມະປະຍາຕິຊື່ວ່າ ອ້າຍໄມ່ອິນທະແລເນີ.
ລານທີ່ 17 ໜ້າ 2: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມກອງແລງຂ້າແລ ເຈົ້າສັດທາພໍ່ອ້າຍ 2 ຜົວເມຍ ກັບແມ່ທານເມືອຫາພໍ່ນາມະປະຍາຕິຊື່ວ່າ ອ້າຍໄມ່ອິນທະ ຂໍຫື້ນາບຸນເມືອຮອດແດ່ເທີ້ນ.
Lānthī 1 nā 1: Nāthap phāikhao thammang Nipphānnasūt lae chao satthā Phὁ Ai Fan 2 phua mia kap mae thān müa hā phὁ nāmapayāti Ai Mai Intha lae noe.
Lānthī 17 nā 2: Sadet laeo yām kὁng laeng khā lae chao satthā Phὁ Ai 2 phua mia kap mae thān müa hā phὁ nāmapayāti süvā Ai Mai Intha khὁhü nābun müa hὁt dae thoen.