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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00369

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518984

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Somdet Mala

Subject matter:

Vinaya

Copying date in native date:

ອອກ 13 ຄໍ່າ 5 (ວັນ 5) ມື້ ເປິກໃຈ້ ເດືອນຍີ່ ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ຮ້ອຍປາຍ 417 (ຈ.ສ.1147) ຕົວປີ ຮັບໃສ້

Copying date in Gregorian:

1785 December 24

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.1 x 60.8 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.1 x 60.8 cm

Text block dimension:

3.5 x 55 cm

Number of pages:

38 pages

Number of blank pages:

3 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

Sap Kammavaca, the formal words of the act using at an ordination ceremony. The text was written in Pali and Lao. The content describes the process of the ordination ceremony for monks.

Colophon:

Folio 19 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat 1 hundred and 417 (Correspond CS 1147), a hap sai year, on the thirteenth waxing day of the second [lunar] month, the fifth day of the week (Thursday), a poek chai day, the writing was finished in the watch […] together with a daughter had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hotu (May this be a condition to reach Nirvāna). The manuscript [belongs to] Somdet Mala.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສັບກໍາມະວາຈາ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sab Kammavācā

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The formal words of the act

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao