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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00470

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624605

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Vinaya

Begin Year Date:

1900

End Year Date:

2000

Place of copying:

Pak Chaek village, Pak U district, Luang Prabang province

Script:

Tham Lue

Writing support:

Mulberry Paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

32.4 x 18.7 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

32.4 x 18.7 cm

Text block dimension:

32.0 x 17.0 cm

Number of pages:

34 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

In Theravada Buddhism, The Patimokkha is the basic code of monastic disciplines, consisting of 227 rules biding on monks. The text was written in Pali language. The recitation of Patimokkha by a monk in the assembly of the Sangha, takes place in the monastic hall on every full moon and every new moon which is called uposatha day.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ປາຕິໂມກ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Pātimokkha

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The fundamental precepts

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao