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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00604

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624739

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Mae Luang Mae Ī Vaen

Subject matter:

Suttanta Doctrine

Copyist:

Sathu Phò Chan from Vat Latthahae monastery

Begin Year Date:

1915

End Year Date:

2015

Place of copying:

Vat Latthahae monastery, 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:

15.7 x 21.0 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

15.7 x 21.0 cm

Text block dimension:

18.0 x 12.5 cm

Number of pages:

96 pages

Number of blank pages:

33 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The Buddha delivered this Nibbāna Sutta to his followers while staying at the Jetavanna Monastery in Savatthi. The content describes about the making of merit including alms-giving, observing precepts, listening to Dhamma preaching, and meditating. In there, the observing precepts are the initial way to enter Nirvana. Only giving alms but not observing precepts, after death, can be born as a ghost like the story of a couple millionaires. The result of sponsoring the making of, or writing this manuscript and offering it to the Sangha can support the ghosts to be born in a good place in heavens.

Colophon:

ຮູບທີ່ 030r: ລິກຂິດຕະແຕ້ມຂຽນແມ່ນສາທຸພໍ່ຈານ ລາດທາແຮ່ ຂຽນຫື້ແມ່ຫຼວງແມ່ອີ່ແວ່ນ ທານຫາຜົວແລ ຂໍຫື້ບຸນຄ້ຳບຸນຊູຜູ້ຂ້າແດ່ທ້ອນ ສາທຸ ສາທຸ ອະນຸໂມທາມິ. Hūpthī 030r: Rikkhitta taemkhian maen Sāthuphò Chān Lātthāhae khian hü mae luang mae Ī Vaen, thān hā phua lae. Khòhü bunkham bunsū phūkhā dae thòn. Sādhu sādhu anumodhāmi.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ນິບພານນະສູດ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Nibbāna Sutta

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Discourse on Nibbāna

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao