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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00355

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518970

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Buddhist tale

Copying date in native date:

ວັນ 2 ແຮມ 14 ຄໍ່າ ເດືອນ 4 ພ.ສ. 2494

Copying date in Gregorian:

1951 April 05

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.7 x 59.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.7 x 59.5 cm

Text block dimension:

3.5 x 54.5 cm

Number of pages:

8 pages

Number of blank pages:

4 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The story of a previous life of the Buddha, when Bodhisattva was born as a small bird living in a rice farm. At the time, Devadatta was born as a hawk. The hawk ate small birds. Once the hawk saw the Bodhisattva bird, it flied down to catch the bird. The bird ran into a hole. The hawk’s chest attacked the soil and broke, and then the hawk died.

Colophon:

Folio 2 on the recto side: The writing of this manuscript was finished in the afternoon (between 12.00-13.30 o’clock). On the second day of the week (Monday), the fourth [lunar] month, in BE 2494. Sabbañuttañānaṃ nibbānaṃ sukkhaṃ(Omniscience, Nirvāna is bliss).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ນິຍາຍນົກນ້ອຍ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Niyāy Nok Nòi

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The tale of a small bird

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao