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:
55.1 x 5.0 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
55.1 x 5.0 cm
Text block dimension:
48.5 x 4.0 cm
Number of pages:
20 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The text was mostly written in Pali is used in an ordination ceremony. General speaking, the kammavacha (kammavācā) deals with the set of questions and answers which is used in the ceremony. In the ceremony, the ordaining monk must answer several “yes or no” questions posed to him by a monk on his right during a chant called Pha Kammavachanchan (Act-announcing teacher) who faces another monk on the left called Pha Anusavanachan (Ordination proclaiming teacher).
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 1 ໜ້າ 1: ໝາຍໜ້າທັບທຳກຳມະວາຈາ ໜ້າປົກພາຍເຄົ້າແລ ຂຽນໃຫ້ສາທຸພໍ່ນັນທະອາຈານໄວ້ກັບຕົວແລ ຍາມຈັກມໍລະນາໄປສູ່ໂລກເບື້ອງໜ້ານັ້ນແລ.
ລານທີ່ 10 ໜ້າ 1: ສະເດັດຂຽນແລ້ວຍາມບ່າຍ 1 ມວງເຕັມ ເດືອນ 3 ແຮມ 5 ຄໍ່າ ວັນອາທິດ ປີກົດສີ່ ປີ 2 ພັນ 1. ພິກຂຸອິນທະປັນໂຍ ຂຽນຄ້ຳຊູສາທຸພໍ່ນັນທະ ເຈົ້າອາທິການວັດບ້ານປາກແຈກແລ.
Lānthī 1 nā 1: Māi nāthap tham Kammavāchā nāpok phāikhao lae khian hai Sāthu Nantha Ajān vai kap tua lae yām chak mòlanā pai sū lok büang nā nan lae.
Lānthī 10 nā 1: Sadet khian laeo yām bāi 1 muang tem düan 3 ham 5 kham van āthit pī kot sī pī 2 phan 1. Phikkhu Inthapanyo khian khamsū Sāthuphò Nantha chao athikān Vat Bān Pakchaek lae.