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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00264

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518879

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Hua Pa (Aunt) Buakhai from Ban Vat That village

Subject matter:

Secular chronicle

Copying date in native date:

ວັນ 6 ຂຶ້ນ 12 ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ ຈຽງ ສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ 1278 ປີ ຮວາຍສີ່

Copying date in Gregorian:

1916 December 12

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 52.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

5.1 x 52.5 cm

Number of pages:

18 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The text mentions about Indra’s message in order to instruct the human beings in this world. The human beings should collect merit by giving alms, observing precepts, meditating, and listening to Dhamma preaching. Thirty years after the death of the Buddha, there would not have any arahants. In Sangkat (Culasakkarat) 1000, King Dhammikarat (a great righteous king, this probably means King Asoka) would support the Teachings of the Buddha and Buddhism would have flourished. After that, it would be a dark era of the era of the devil. Only the ones who follow morality would be safe.

Colophon:

Folio 9 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1278, a hwai si year, on the sixth day of the week (Friday), the twelfth waxing day of the first [lunar] month, Hua Pa Buakhai [from] Ban Vat That had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Tamnan Phaya In to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May all my wishes and desires come true. Sādhu anumodāmi (Amen! I rejoice).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ຕໍານານ ພະຍາອິນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Tamnān Phanyā In

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The chronicle of Indra

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao