Chao Mòm Phò Fong; his children including Thao Sisuphan and Nang Thongchan
Subject matter:
Didactics
Copyist:
Anonymous
Copying date in native date:
BE 2516
Copying date in Gregorian:
1973
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
52.2 x 5.2 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
52.2 x 5.2 cm
Text block dimension:
48.2 x 3.9 cm
Number of pages:
60 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
The text describes the cycle of lives in saṃsāra starting with birth, age, illness and death. The places where all beings are born after death include hells, jinns, specters, beasts, human world and heavens. The condition of each place is different. The Buddha performed his perfections for 24 asongkhai (number followed by 140 zeros) and one hundred great eons. Finally, the Buddha attained enlightenment and became the Blessed One and taught his followers on how to escape from saṃsāra. The wise persons should perform only good deeds.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 29 ໜ້າ 2: ໝາຍມີເຈົ້າໝ່ອມພໍ່ຟອງ ພ້ອມດ້ວຍທ້າວສີສຸພັນ ນາງທອງຈັນ ສ້າງໄປຫາພັນລະຍາ ສາວປິ່ນ ແລະສາວຈັນເພັງ ສາວບຸນທັນ ແລະປິດຕາມາດາ. ພຸດທະສັກກະຣາດຣາຊະໄດ້ 2512 ເດືອນ 2 ຂຶ້ນ 7 ຄ່ຳ ປີຣະກາ ໄດ້ສ້າງໜັງສືຜູກນີ້ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ 5000 ພະວັດສາ ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ດັ່ງຄຳມັກຄຳປາຖະໜາ ທຸກເຍື່ອງທຸກປະການກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ນິດຈັງ ທຸວັງ ທຸວັງ ສາທຸ ສາທຸ ອະນຸໂມທາມິ.
Folio 29 on the verso side: Chao Mòm Phò (monk) Fong together with Mrs.Sisuphan and Mrs.Thongchan [sponsored the making of this manuscript] in order to dedicate this merit to my former wife namely Mrs. Pin and also to Mrs. Chanpheng, and Mrs. Bunthan and parents. In the Buddhist Era (BE) 2512, on the seventh day of the waxing moon of the second lunar month, a laka year (year of the cock). To support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May my wishes and desires come true constantly and certainly. I rejoice.