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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Folio 14 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1208, a hwai sanga year, on the eleventh waning day of the eleventh [lunar] month, the first day of the week (Sunday), a kot set day, the writing [of this manuscript] was finished at the time of the sunset drum (between 13.30-15.00 o’clock). Pho (father) Khampham and his wife had the religious faith to sponsor the making of [this manuscript entitled] Vessantara to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ (May this be a condition for me to reach Nirvāna forever).