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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00690

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/791464

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Mai Khong, I Nang Aen, Sao Yotkham, and Mai Von

Subject matter:

Ritual

Copyist:

Anonymous

Begin Year Date:

1900

End Year Date:

1999

Place of copying:

Phon Ngam Village

Script:

Tham Lue

Writing support:

Paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

290 x 41.4 cm

Text block dimension:

289 x 38.5 cm

Number of pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The text was composed in a poet style, and is used to be read by a ceremonial master at the merit ceremony before handing the offerings to the monks. The text tells the making merit by giving offerings to monks.

Other notes:

The manuscript is a scroll with ten pieces of paper. The first and last parts are missing.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

[ການທໍາບຸນໃຫ້ທານ]

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

[Kān dambun hai dān]

Item 1 - Title in English script:

[Making merit by giving offerings]

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali