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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00832
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537460
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Chan (ex-monk) Suk from Ban Sangkhalok
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Chan (ex-monk) Suk from Ban Sangkhalok
Begin Year Date:
1900
End Year Date:
2000
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
5 x 57.2 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
5 x 57.2 cm
Text block dimension:
4.4 x 52.4 cm
Number of pages:
12 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
This is the story of Bodhisatta’s life as a calf. One day, his mother confronted a tiger who wanted to eat her. The cow appealed the tiger to let her alive for a moment so that she could nurse her calf; she promised to come back then to be eaten by the tiger. The good-hearted tiger released the cow. After nursing and admonishing, the calf was curious about what would happen. He ran to the tiger and asked to eat him instead of his mother. Finally, the tiger sympathized and returned both of them their freedom.
Colophon:
This is the story of Bodhisatta’s life as a calf. One day, his mother confronted a tiger who wanted to eat her. The cow appealed the tiger to let her alive for a moment so that she could nurse her calf; she promised to come back then to be eaten by the tiger. The good-hearted tiger released the cow. After nursing and admonishing, the calf was curious about what would happen. He ran to the tiger and asked to eat him instead of his mother. Finally, the tiger sympathized and returned both of them their freedom.
Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ນິຍາຍງົວນ້ອຍ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Niyāi Ngua Nòi
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The story of a little cow
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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