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:
15.9 x 21.0 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
15.9 x 21.0 cm
Text block dimension:
20.0 x 14.5 cm
Number of pages:
52 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The first part mentions about the story of Gautama Buddha. The text begins since Siddhartha was sixteen years old, he married Yasothara. They had a son named Ruhula. Siddhartha was ascetic and later attained enlightenment becoming the Buddha at the age of 29. The Buddha was travelling in human world and heavenly world for spreading his teachings and established his religion. The Buddha passed away at the age of 80 years old and entered Nirvāna.
Colophon:
Hūpthī 0301 – 030v: Sadet laeo yām 3 muang loei 15 nāthī, düan sip haem 11 kham van phat thai kā khai pī huang met sangkāt dat phan 353 tua lae. Phò sò 2534; chò sò 1991 nan lae.
Batnī pathama kok khao chao mūnla satthā māi mī phòyok mae yok maethao Pha Vòn khāchao thang 2 phua mia phòm dòi lūk kò mī chetanā satthā mī vatthu pathān mā būsā ao tham Kāpphachao Nipphān phūk nī thān müa vai phāinā, kò doem phüa chak uthitsa suanbun suanthān an nī müa vai phāinā, kò khò ao suk 3 pakān mī nipphān pen thī laeo khā dae bun hoei. Kap tham Nīyāi Noknòi phūk nüng lae.
Hūpthī 031r: Suddhinaṃ vattame dhānaṃ asavak khayāvahaṃ nibbāna saṃkhātaṃ hotu anāgate kāle imehiyaṃ kapiyaṃtaṃ naṃ aiya dhema laeo lae.
Phikkhu Inthapanyā Salo Ajān khian khamsū sāng thān müa vai phāinā lae.