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:
16.0 x 21.0 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
16.0 x 21.0 cm
Text block dimension:
13.5 x 18.5 cm
Number of pages:
96 pages
Number of blank pages:
39 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 037r: ສຸດແລ້ວແລ ທານຫາພໍ່ຊື່ອ້າຍຈັນ ໜານໜໍ່ເປັນຜູ້ຂຽນ ບໍ່ງາມປານໃດ ບໍ່ໄດ້ຂຽນດົນໂພດທ່ານເຮີຍ ຄ່ອຍອ່ານເອົາເນີ.
Hūpthī 037r: Sutlaeo lae, thān hā phò sü Ai Chan, Nān Nò pen phūkhian bòngām pāndai bò dai khian don phot thān hoei khòi ān ao noe.