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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0075 00004
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628351
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Private Collection of Francis Engelmann
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Monk Sophalapanya
Subject matter:
Linguistics
Copyist:
Monk Sophalapanya
Place of copying:
Vientiane capital
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
57.9 x 4.8 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
58.0 x 4.6 cm
Text block dimension:
50.6 x 3.6 cm
Number of pages:
40 pages
Number of blank pages:
5 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The text is used for studying Pali language. It was written in Nissaya style, which is Pali word first and followed by Lao word as translation word by word. This study was running at the monastic schools and later in the Pali schools in Laos during the 20th century. Nowaday, it is taught in Buddhist schools and universities.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 19 ໜ້າ 1: ພະໂສພາລະປັນຍາ ເປັນຜູ້ລິດຈະນາສົນທິຜູກ 3 ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາແລທ່ານເຮີຍ ສາທຸ ສາທຸ ອະນຸໂມທາມິ. Folio 19 on the recto side: Pha (monk) Sophalapanya is the scribe of this manuscript, fascicle 3, entitled Sonthi, to support the Teachings of the Buddha. Sādhu sādhu anumodhāmi (Amen, amen! I rejoice).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ສັບສົນ (ຜູກ 3)
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Sab son (phuk 3)
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Sop son (fascicle 3)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Lao; Pali
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