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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00193
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518808
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
Yes
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Meo-òk Saenmai Phaeng together with her children, grand-children and relatives
Subject matter:
Secular chronicle
Copying date in native date:
ອອກໃໝ່ 4 ຄ່ຳ ວັນ 3 ເດືອນ 5 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ 1278 ຕົວປີ ຮວາຍສີ່
Copying date in Gregorian:
1916 April 06
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
5 x 53 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
5 x 53 cm
Text block dimension:
3.7 x 46.8 cm
Number of pages:
20 pages
Number of blank pages:
3 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Fasamang Khamdaeng, the heavenly message from Indra to human beings as the world. The content contains the protective text of khatha (verses) in Pali in order to recite. In Sangkat (Culasakkarat) 1250 (AD 1888) there happened a war and dangers for all human beings. The bad persons who are lacking of morality and not respected to each other would be killed by themselves. Only the ones who are aware of good deed and follow the Teachings of the Buddha would escape from the dangers. The ones who have this Fasamangkham text in their houses would also be safe from all bad happenings.
Colophon:
Folio 9 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1278, a hwai si year, on the fourth waxing day of the fifth [lunar] month, the third day of the week (Tuesday), the writing of this manuscript was finished at the time of the evening horn (between 15.00–16.30 o’clock). Mae-òk (laywoman) Saenmai Phaeng and her children, grand-children and relatives had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Tamnan Fa Samang Kham Daeng to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May we reach the three states of happiness with Nirvāna as the ultimate constantly and certainly.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ຕໍານານ ຟ້າສະມັ່ງຄໍາ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Tamnān Fāsamang Kham
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Fasamang Kham Chronicle
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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