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:
51.5 x 4.8 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
51.5 x 4.8 cm
Text block dimension:
45.0 x 4.0 cm
Number of pages:
36 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 are the initial way to enter Nirvana. Only giving alms but not observing precepts, after death, 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: ໜ້າທັບພາຍເຄົ້າທຳນິບພານນະສູດແລ ລູກພໍ່ອ້າຍພັນ 2 ຜົວເມຍ ທານເມືອຫາແມ່ເຖົ້ານາຣີ ຕົວຢູ່ເຮີນກາງບ້ານ.
ລານທີ່ 18 ໜ້າ 1: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມວັນຂຶ້ນສູ່ທ່ຽງນີ້ແລ.
ລານທີ່ 18 ໜ້າ 2: ໝາຍໜ້າທັບທຳນິບພານນະສູດ ໝາຍເຈົ້າສັດທາລູກພໍ່ອ້າຍພັນ 2 ຜົວເມຍ ຈັກທານເມືອຫາແມ່ນາມະປະຍາຕິຊື່ວ່າ ອີ່ອູບ ເຖົ້າມາແລ້ວເປັນແມ່ເຖົ້ານາຣີ ຕົວຢູ່ເຮີນກາງບ້ານ ແກ່ບໍ່ຄ້ານກວາດຖູແລ.
Lānthī 1 nā 1: Nāthap phāikhao tham Nipphānnasūt lae lūk phò Ai Phan 2 phua mia thān müa hā Maethao Nalī tua yū hoen kāng bān.
Lānthī 18 nā 1: Sadet laeo yām van khün sū thiang nī lae.
Lānthī 18 nā 2: Māi nāthap tham Nipphānnasūt māi chao satthā lūk phò Ai Phan 2 phua mia chak thān müahā mae nāmmapayāti süvā Ī Aūp thao mā laeo pen Maethao Nalī tau yū hoen kāng bān kae bò khān kwāt thū lae.