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:
51.2 x 4.6 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
51.2 x 4.6 cm
Text block dimension:
46.0 x 4.0 cm
Number of pages:
22 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
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: ໜ້າທັບພາຍເຄົ້າທຳກຳມະວາຈາແລ ຂຽນທານຫາພໍ່ມະຫາຫຼໍ່ ຊື່ນ້ອຍຊື່ວ່າອ້າຍຫວດແລ.
ລານທີ່ 10 ໜ້າ 2: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມບ່າຍ 5 ມວງເລີຍ 18 ນາທີແລ ຂຽນທານຖວາຍພໍ່ຈານຫຼໍ່ ຊື່ນ້ອຍຊື່ອ້າຍຫວດແລ ຂໍຫື້ພົ້ນຈາກທຸກ ເຖິງສຸກແດ່ເທີ້ນບຸນເຮີຍ.
ລານທີ່ 10 ໜ້າ 2: (ຂຽນດ້ວຍບິກເຟິດສີດໍາ) ໜ້າທັບທໍາກໍາມະວາຈາພາຍປາຍແລ.
Lānthī 1 nā 1: Nāthap phāikhao tham Kammavāchā lae khian thān hā Phò Mahā Lò sünòi süvā Ai Huat lae.
Lānthī 10 nā 2: Sadet laeo yām bāi 5 muang loei 18 nāthī lae khian thān thwāi Phò Chan Lò sünòi sü Ai Huat lae. Khòhü phon chak thuk thüng suk dae thoen bun hoei.
Lānthī 10 nā 2: (Written by black pen) Nāthap tham Kammavāchā phāipāi lae.