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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00236

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624371

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

General Buddhism

Begin Year Date:

1900

End Year Date:

2000

Place of copying:

Pak Chaek village, Pak U district, Luang Prabang province

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-Leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

27.0 x 4.7 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

27.0 x 4.7 cm

Text block dimension:

23.5 x 3.5 cm

Number of pages:

30 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Damaged

Description of manuscript content:

Anussati is recollection; constant mindfulness consists of 10 as following: Buddhānussati: recollection of the Buddha; contemplation on the virtues of the Buddha. Dhammānussati: recollection of the Dhamma; contemplation on the virtues of the Doctrine. Saṅghānussati: recollection of the Sangha; contemplation on the virtues of the Order. Sīlānussati: recollection of morality; contemplation on one’s own morals. Cāgānussati: recollection of liberality; contemplation on one’s own liberality. Devatānussati: recollection of deities; contemplation on the virtues which make people become gods as can be found in oneself. Maranassati: mindfulness of death; contemplation on death. Kāyagatā-sati: mindfulness occupied with the body; contemplation on the 32 impure parts of the body. Ānāpānasati: mindfulness on breathing. Upasamānussati: recollection of peace; contemplation on the virtue of Nibbàna.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ຄາຖາພາວະນາ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Khāthā Bhāvanā

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Verse for meditation

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao