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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00504
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537132
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
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 51 cm
Number of pages:
50 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Damaged
Description of manuscript content:
The text explains the behaviors of novices in the period of Buddhist Era during the year 2000 and 5000 after the Buddha’s parinibbāna. Novices will violate the precepts. The Teachings of the Buddha will decline. Some novices will become silver and gold smiths and other will become thieves.
Colophon:
See DS0011_00503

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ສັງຮອມທາດ (ຜູກ 2)
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Saṅghòm Thāt (Phuk 2)
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The chronicle of the relics of the Buddha (fascicle 2)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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