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:
54.9 x 5.3 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
54.9 x 5.3 cm
Text block dimension:
49.0 x 4.0 cm
Number of pages:
22 pages
Number of blank pages:
3 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The text was mostly written in Pali is used for an ordination ceremony. General speaking, the kammavacha (kammavācā) deals with the set of questions and answers which is used in an ordination 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: ໜ້າທັບພາຍເຄົ້າທຳກຳມະວາຈາ ເຈົ້າສັດທາໝາຍມີພໍ່ຂະໜານໜໍ່ແມ່ຂະໜານໜໍ່ແລ 2 ຜົວເມຍກັບແມ່ອາຈານກັບລູກແລະຫຼານທັງມວນແລ.
ລານທີ່ 10 ໜ້າ 1: ຜູ້ຂ້າໄດ້ມາໃສ່ກໍາມະວາຈາໄວ້ສືບສາສະໜາ ຜູ້ຂ້າຈັກປາຖະໜາເອົາ ຜະຫຍາສັບພັນຍູເຈົ້າສິ່ງດຽວແລ.
Lānthī 1 nā 1: Nāthap phāikhao tham Kammavāchā chao satthā māi mī phò Khanān Nò mae Khanān Nò lae 2 phua mia kap mae āchān kap lūk lae lān thangmuan lae.
Lānthī10 nā 1: Phūkhā dai mā sai Kammavāchā vai süb sāsanā phūkhā chak pāthanā ao phayā sapphanyū sing diao lae.