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:
51.4 x 4.9 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
51.4 x 4.9 cm
Text block dimension:
45.0 x 4.2 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 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: ໜ້າທັບທຳກຳມະວາຈາ ໝາຍເຈົ້າສັດທາທຸພໍ່ອ້າຍຜາຍ 2 ຜົວເມ ໄດ້ມາສ້າງກຳມະວາຈາເອົາເມືອໄວ້ພາຍໜ້າ.
ລານທີ່ 10 ໜ້າ 1: ທຸພໍ່ອາຈານກັບພໍ່ອ້າຍຜາຍແມ່ອ້າຍຜາຍ 3 ພໍ່ແມ່ລູກ ໄດ້ມາສ້າງທຳກຳມະວາຈາໄວ້ສືບສາສະໜາພະເຈົ້າໂຄຕະມະ.
Folio 10 on the verso side: ລານທີ່ 10 ໜ້າ 2: ໝາຍໜ້າທັບທໍາກໍາມະວາຈາ ເອົາໄວ້ສືບສາສະໜາພະເຈົ້າໂຄຕະມະ ພະເຈົ້າອະຣິຍະເມດໄຕຍະໂພທິສັດເຈົ້າ.
Lānthī 1 nā 1: Nāthap tham Kammavāchā māi chao satthā Phò Ai Phāi 2 phua me dai mā sāng Kammavāchā ao müa vai phāinā.
Lānthī 10 nā 1: Thuphò Ajān kap phò Ai Phāi mae Ai Phāi 3 phò mae lūk dai mā sāng tham Kammavāchā vai süp sāsanā phacho Kotama.
Lānthī 10 nā 2: Māi nāthap Kammavāchā ao vai süp sāsanā phacho Kotama phachao Ariya Mettaya phothisat chao.