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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00095
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518710
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
Yes
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Nang Phia Na Nuea and Ai (Mr.) Maling
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copying date in native date:
ຂຶ້ນ 8 ຄ່ຳ ມື້ ຮວາຍເສັດ ວັນ 1 ເດືອນ 12 ສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ 1219 ຕົວປີ ເມິ່ງໃສ້
Copying date in Gregorian:
1857 October 25
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
4.7 x 55.2 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
4.7 x 55.2 cm
Text block dimension:
3.8 x 48 cm
Number of pages:
52 pages
Number of blank pages:
6 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The story of Prince Mahajanaka (one of the past lives of Gotama Buddha). Prince Mahajanaka suffered from a shipwreck. He struggled to keep alive swimming the ocean for seven days until a goddess named Manimekhala rescued him.
Colophon:
Folio 24 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1219, a moeng sai year, on the eighth waxing day of the twelfth [lunar] month, the first day of the week, the writing [of this manuscript] was finished at the time of the morning drum (between 7.30–9.00 o’clock). Nang Phia Na Nüa and Ai (“elder brother”) Maling had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of [this manuscript entitled] Pitaka Nisai Mahasnok (Maha Janaka) to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of the span of these palm-leaves, and of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hotu (May this be a condition to reach Nirvāna).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ມະຫາຊະນົກ ຜູກ 3
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Mahājanaka, Phuk 3
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The story of Prince Mahajanaka, fascicle 3
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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