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:
20.8 x 14.5 cm
Number of pages:
48 pages
Number of blank pages:
9 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 020r: ສະເດັດແລ້ວເວລາ 8 ໂມງ 12 ນາທີ ເຈົ້າສັດທາພໍ່ອີ່ລັດ ທານເມືອຫາພໍ່ ແລະ ອ້າຍເມຍ ອັນຕາຍໄປສູ່ປະລະໂລກພາຍໜ້າ ຂໍໃຫ້ພົ້ນທຸກໄດ້ເຖິງສຸກແດ່ທ້ອນ ຂຽນປີ 2016.
Hūpthī 020r: Sadet laeo velā 8 muang 12 nāthī. Chao satthā Phò Ī Lat thān müa hā phò lae ai mia an tāi paisū palalok phāinā, khò hai phon thuk dai thüng suk dae thòn, khian pī 2016.