Phò Khambai Hua Ban (Father of Ms. Khambai whose house is at the head of the village)
Subject matter:
Rites; Astrology
Copyist:
Anonymous
Copying date in native date:
A tao nyi year
Copying date in Gregorian:
1962
Place of copying:
Vat Pak Chaek Monastery
Script:
Tham Lue
Writing support:
Mulberry Paper
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
Yes
Manuscript cover dimension:
38.7 x 18.1 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
38.7 x 18.1 cm
Text block dimension:
34.4 x 16.5 cm
Number of pages:
48 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
Yes
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The manuscript contains the text of exorcism and horoscope, and is used by a ceremonial master. The content tells Thoranisan (‘Message of the Earth), Suvannabat phanoi (Gold certificate of a small novice), Khatha phaya tai khün (Magic spell of a king who died and revived), and Kham thwai khao bat pha chao (‘Words to say for offer rice to the Buddha’s bowl’). The content also tells Süp sata khon (‘Prolong the fate of a person’), Khao pha moeng kaeo (‘Rice of monks from the crytal city’), the duration of a kappa, the age of Buddhism, and eight categories of Vinaya (monks’ precepts).
Colophon:
ຮູບໜ້າປົກ fc: ພັບພະໜໍ່ແລເນີ. ໝາຍໜ້າທັບພາຍເກົ້າແລ ພັບທໍຣະນີສານ ຂ້ອຍສ້າງແຕ່ປີເຕົ່າຍີ່ ປາງເມື່ອພີ່ເປັນຈົວອັ້ນແລ້ວ. ປຶ້ມຂອງພໍ່ຄໍາໃບຫົວບ້ານ.
Image fc: Book of Novice Nò. Front cover. Book of Thoranisan (Message of the Earth). I made this book in tao nyi year when I was a novice. Book of Phò Khambai (Father of Ms. Khambai) whose house is at the head of the village.
Other notes:
The manuscript is sewn with a cotton cord at its top spine. The texts start from both sides. The both texts meet on page 18v.