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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00252

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518867

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Sao Butdi from Ban Mai

Subject matter:

Secular chronicle

Copying date in native date:

ອອກ 13 ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ 8 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ພັນ 2 ຮ້ອຍ 79 (ຈ.ສ 1279) ຕົວປີ ເມິ່ງໃສ້

Copying date in Gregorian:

1917 July 23

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

5.1 x 58.2 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

5.1 x 58.2 cm

Text block dimension:

3.5 x 50.5 cm

Number of pages:

22 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

Fasamang Khamdaeng, the heavenly message from Indra to human beings in 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 11 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat 1 thousand 2 hundred and 79 (Corresponds CS 1279), a moeng sai year, on the thirteenth waxing day of the eighth [lunar] month, [the writing was finished]. Sao (Mrs.) Butdi from Ban Mai had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Fa Samang Kham Luang to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May all our wishes and desires come true. Sādhu sādhu anumodāmi nibbāna paccayo hontu no niccaṃ niccaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ (Amen! Amen! I rejoice. May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvāna constantly, which is the greatest bliss).

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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