Ai Saengkham, Mae Ming, Sao Kingkaeo and Mae Hak Khamchan
Subject matter:
Vinaya Doctrine
Copying date in native date:
ປີ ເມິ່ງໃສ້
Copying date in Gregorian:
AD 1977
Place of copying:
Pak Chaek village, Pak U district, Luang Prabang province
Script:
Tham Lue; Lao
Writing support:
Paper Schoolbook
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
15.4 x 21.0 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
15.4 x 21.0 cm
Text block dimension:
18.5 x 11.5 cm
Number of pages:
56 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 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).