Sathu Inthapanyasalo, abbot of Vat Pak Chaek temple
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Sathu Inthapanyasalo, abbot of Vat Pak Chaek temple
Begin Year Date:
1900
End Year Date:
2000
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:
16.3 x 20.7 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
16.3 x 20.7 cm
Text block dimension:
17.5 x 12.5 cm
Number of pages:
60 pages
Number of blank pages:
8 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Mahapon or Mahābon means the great forest is the seventh episode of the 13 episodes of Vessantara Jataka. The content describes Brahmin Jujaka was wandering through the small forest and then met Ascetic Accuta who greeted him politely. Jujaka told the foresee ascetic a lie that he was the emissary from Sivi city then the ascetic trusted him easily and welcomed him with fruits and gave him a stay overnight at his hut. The next morning, the ascetic pointed the way to Mount Vamka for Jujaka.
Colophon:
ຮູບທີ່ 024r: ສາທຸ ສາທຸ ຂໍຫື້ຜູ້ຂ້າໄດ້ເຖິງໂລກຸດຕະຣະທໍາແດ່ເທີ້ນ ຜູ້ຂຽນກໍ່ບໍ່ງາມແລ ຂຽນທໍາກໍ່ບໍ່ງາມ ເພາະວ່າຕາໂມແດ່ແລ.
ຮູບທີ່ 024v: ທໍາຈຸນລະພົນ ຂອງສາທຸປັນຍາສະໂລ ແຕ້ມຂຽນແມ່ນສາທຸພໍ່ເຟີຍ ບ້ານຫາດຄໍ້ແລເນີ ສູທ່ານທັງຫຼາຍເຮີຍ ສູທັງມວນຈົ່ງຈັກຟັງພ້ອມກັນ ຮັກສາເອົາເນີ ຢ່າຫື້ຂາດເນີ ຢ່າປະໝາດແທ້ເນີ.
Hūpthī 024r: Sāthū sāthū khὁhū phūkhā dai thoeng lokuttara tham dae thoen. Phūkhian kὁ bὁ ngām lae, khian tham kὁ bὁ ngām phὁvā tā mo dae lae.
Hūpthī 024v: Tham Chunlaphon khὁng sāthu Panyā Salo. Taemkhian maen Sāthu Phὁ Foei Bān Hātkhὁ lae noe, sū thān thanglāi hoei, sū thangmuan chong chak fang phὁm kan haksā ao noe yā hü khāt noe yā pamāt thae noe.