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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00587

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537215

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Ānisaṃsa (merit)

Begin Year Date:

1800

End Year Date:

1900

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao, Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

3 x 49.3 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

3 x 49.3 cm

Text block dimension:

2.7 x 43.2 cm

Number of pages:

16 pages

Number of blank pages:

0 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text narratess that Ananda Thera asked the Buddha about the merit derived from offering the eight daily commodities to monks. The Buddha taught that those who offered the eight commodities to monks would gain merit for 38 eons and not go to hell for 100 existences. After death, the person will be born in the Tavatimsa Heaven, own a castle with 20 yojana height and have 30 thousand fairies as servants.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

[ອານິສົງການຖວາຍອັດຖະບໍລິຂານ]

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

[Ānisaṃsa kān thawāi attha bòrikhān]

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The merit of offering the eight daily commodities for monks

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao