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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00608

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624743

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Suttanta doctrine

Copyist:

Mai Unfan; Phò Mai Lò

Script:

Tham Lue; Lao

Writing support:

Paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript cover dimension:

20.9 x 15.8 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

20.9 x 15.8 cm

Text block dimension:

12 x 19.7 cm

Number of pages:

96 pages

Number of blank pages:

48 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 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.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ນິບພານນະສູດ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Nibbāna Sutta

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao