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:
15.8 x 20.6 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
15.8 x 20.6 cm
Text block dimension:
14.5 x 17.5 cm
Number of pages:
40 pages
Number of blank pages:
3 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
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 019r: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມຕາວັນຂື້ນສູ່ທ່ຽງແລ ມຸນລະສັດທາ ແມ່ໄມ່ແດງ ກັບລູກພໍ່ແສງອິ່ນ ທານເມືອຫາຜົວ ນາມະບັນຍາຕິ ຊື່ວ່າ ພໍ່ໄມ່ແດງ ຫ້ວຍຊາແລ.
Hūpthī 019r: Sadet laeo yām tāvan khün sū thiang lae, mūnla satthā mae Mai Daeng kap lūk phò Saeng In, thān müa hā phua nāmapayāti süvā Phò Mai Daeng Hòisā lae.