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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0062 00221
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627925
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Manorom Sattharam
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Chao (Prince) Chanthalasi from Luang Prabang
Subject matter:
Suttanta doctrine
Copyist:
Anonymous
Copying date in native date:
CS 1293, a huang mot year
Copying date in Gregorian:
1931
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
59.3 x 5.5 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
59.3 x 5.5 cm
Text block dimension:
55.2 x 3.7 cm
Number of pages:
22 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The content tells about three millionaires who were friends namely Visutthiya, Petimakha and Vikhuha. They were very rich. They liked to make merit with alms giving and donations. But each of them practiced against the mority. Someone was immoral with adultery with other women. Someone was immoral with killing animals for food. Someone was immoral with stealing properties from others. Their wives also misconducted with other men. After death, they all went to hells and tortured in the underworld.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ວິສຸດທິຍາ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Visuddhiyā
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Visutthiya
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Lao; Pali
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