The great king of the front palace, his queen, their children, their grandchildren and other relatives
Subject matter:
Buddhist chronicle
Copying date in native date:
ແຮມ 8 ຄໍ່າ ວັນ 1 ເດືອນ 9 ສັງກາດ 1276 ຕົວ ປີກາບຍີ່
Copying date in Gregorian:
1914 August 14
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
4.5 x 56.3 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
4.5 x 56.3 cm
Text block dimension:
3.8 x 50.8 cm
Number of pages:
50 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
While residing in the Jetavana Monastery, Lord Buddha was questioned by Sariputta Thera and deities about his Teachings after the end of 5,000 years. The Buddha referred to one of his sermons delivered to the five ascetics. After his Teaching passes through 500 years in the future, many things will start to happen: there will no longer be a bhikkhuni (female monks) nor an arahant in the next 1,000 years; no one will be able to recite the Tipitaka in the next 2,000 years; monks will no longer do the Uposatha in the next 3,000 years; people with a piece of yellow robe on their shoulders will be called monks in the next 4,000 years; and there will be no more Buddhist monks in the next 5,000 years.
Colophon:
Folio 25 on the recto side: In CS 1276, a kap nyi year, on the eighth day of the waning moon of the ninth [lunar] month, the first day of the week (Sunday), a tao nyi day, at the time of the morning drum (7:30–9:00), the writing of this manuscript was finished. The king of the front palace together with Sathu Nying (wife), children and all royal relatives had the most ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Sòng Sanghòm that to support the Teaching of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccaya hotu no dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana, certainly).