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:
52.0 x 4.6 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
52.0 x 4.6 cm
Text block dimension:
46.0 x 4.0 cm
Number of pages:
40 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The text mentions various contents which include in the Pitaka canon such as the number of the previous Buddhas; duration of performing perfection of Paññādika Buddha and Saddhādika Buddha; the conditions of human beings who will be born in the period of the religion of the coming Buddha names Ariya Mettaiya; the short story of Gotama Buddha; the benefits derived from giving, observing precepts, meditating, listening to Dhamma preaching; radiation of loving-kindness; the conditions of human world, hells, heavens, brahma and nirvana; and etc.
Colophon:
Lānthī 1 nā 1: Lom bailān mī 19 bai thang nāthap lae.
Nāthap tham Champā 4 ton mat 3 phūk 8 bai kok lae. Mat 3 lae phūk 38 lae dai khian 5 thaeo phὁ bὁ mī bailān lae.
Lānthī 19 nā 2: Sadet khian laeo yām bāi 1 muang khὁng düan sip haem 8 kham van āthit müng met van thī 16 nan lae. Khāphachao phikkhu Inthapanyo khian dὁi nam bik lae sὁ phὁvā khian lek chān bὁ dai khὁi chep kaphὁ lae pen naeo dai kὁ dī kὁ khὁkhü phūkhā dai thüng lokuttara suk dae thoen khian pī phὁ sὁ 2540, chὁ sὁ 1360, khὁ sὁ 1998. Khian yām müa müa mettā yū Bān Hὁifāi pī nan lae.