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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00043

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518658

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Jataka

Begin Year Date:

1800

End Year Date:

1900

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.8 x 57 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.8 x 57 cm

Text block dimension:

4 x 51.3 cm

Number of pages:

32 pages

Number of blank pages:

3 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The Thatsaphon, the ten blessings, is the first episode of the 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jataka which contains 16 fascicles. While residing in Kapilavatthu the Buddha delivered a sermon to his father, King Suddhadana, Princess Sakya and the Sangha. He described his last existence as Prince Vessantara and the story of his mother, Queen Phusati who was the queen of Indra. Before finishing her time in heaven for being born as a human being in the world, she asked Indra for the ten blessings and he gave her the ten blessings by pouring holy water on the palms of the queen’s hands.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ທັດສະພອນ, ຜູກຕົ້ນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Thatsaphon, fascicle 1

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The ten blessings

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao