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:
15.5 x 20.8 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
15.5 x 20.8 cm
Text block dimension:
19.0 x 15.0 cm
Number of pages:
40 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
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:
Hūpthī 019v - 020r: Sadet laeo yām kòng ngāi pamān 11 muang düan 3 òkmai 11 kham lae. Chao satthā Thao Homphan Nāng Saengchan phòm dòi mae nāng chüvā On lae lūk phòm kan sāng pāsātang yang pasāt nüng lang, thān müa hā maethao chüvā Nāng Suk lae; hòt müasao khòhü dai kin ngāi hòt müaswāi khòhü dai nung süaphā hòt müalā hai dai āpnam katham bon thoen mae hoei.
Suddhinaṃ vattame dhānaṃ asavak khayāvahaṃ nibbāna saṃkhātaṃ hotu anāgate kāle imehiyaṃ kapiyaṃtaṃ aiya dhema.
Rikkhitta phū taemkhian maen Phò Mai Lò, tām bò ngua saknòi lae, yā pai sām chom hai dae, pī nüng khian thüa nüng, bòlüng khoei khian lae. Thān düan 3 pī phò sò 2555; khò sò 2012.