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:
16.2 x 21.0 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
16.2 x 21.0 cm
Text block dimension:
21.5 x 14.0 cm
Number of pages:
48 pages
Number of blank pages:
3 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 022r – 022v: ຜູ້ແຕ້ມຂຽນກໍ່ແມ່ນສາທຸບົວລົມ ຂຽນທານຈອມເມຍເກົ່າຊື່ວ່ານາງເຝີຍ ຜູ້ເປັນເມຍເກົ່າຂອງຂ້າແລ. ຜູ້ຂ້າຂໍປະຖະໜາເອົາ ໂລກິຍະ ໂລກຸດຕະລະ ຜູ້ຂ້າຂໍປະຖະໜາຫື້ບຸນທຳນິບພານນະສູດນີ້ເມືອຫື້ຮອດຈອດເຖິງເມຍເກົ່າຂອງຜູ້ຂ້າແດ່ເທີ້ນ. ວັດຕະເມທານັງ ນິບພານັງ ປະລະມັງ ສຸກຂັງແລ ກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ເມຍເກົ່າຊື່ວ່າສາວເຝີຍແລ.
Hūpthī 022r – 022v: Phū taemkhian maen Sāthu Bualom khian thān chòm mia kao süvā Nāngfoei phū pen mia kao khòng khālae. Phūkhā khò pāthanā ao lokīya lokuttara, Phūkhā khò pāthanā hü bun tham nipphānnasūt nī müa hü hòt chòt thüng mia kao khòng phūkhā dae thoen. Vattame dhānaṃ nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukkhaṃ lae kò khā thoen, mia kao süvā Sāo Foei lae.