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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00047

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518662

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 58.6 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.8 x 58.6 cm

Text block dimension:

4 x 52 cm

Number of pages:

38 pages

Number of blank pages:

6 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Mahapon or Mahābon means the great forest and is the seventh episode of the 13 episodes of Vessantara Jataka. It tells of the Brahmin Jujaka who was wandering through the small forest and then met the ascetic Accuta who greeted him politely. The Brahmin lied to the ascetic that he was an emissary from Siphirat and the ascetic trusted him and welcomed with fruits and invited him to stay overnight in his hut. The next morning, the ascetic showed the Brahmin the way to Mount Vamka.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ມະຫາພົນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Mahāpon

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The section on the great forest

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao