Ai Saengkham together with his wife, Sao Khamchan and children
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Bhikkhu Inthapanyo
Copying date in native date:
ແຮມ 5 ຄໍ່າ ວັນຈັນ ເດືອນ 10 ປີ ກາເຮົ້າ 1993
Copying date in Gregorian:
1993 September 06
Place of copying:
Pak Chaek village, Pak U district, Luang Prabang province
Script:
Tham Lue
Writing support:
Palm-Leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
50.9 x 4.5 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
50.9 x 4.5 cm
Text block dimension:
45.8 x 4.5 cm
Number of pages:
20 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Thatsaphon or the ten blessings is the first episode of the 13 episodes of Vessantara Jataka which contains 16 fascicles. In the Buddha’s time, while residing in Kapilavatthu the Buddha delivered a sermon to his father, King Suddhadana, sakya princes and the Sangha. The Buddha 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 the heaven for being born as a human being in the world, she asked Indra for the ten blessings. The Indra gave her the ten blessings as her request by pouring holy water on the palms of the queen.
Colophon:
Lānthī 1 nā 1: Lom bailān mī sip bai thang nāthap lae. Nāthap tham Thatsaphὁn phāikhao lae. Chao satthā Phὁyok Phὁnān In süvā Phὁthao Ai, thān lae pen satthā bailān, khian pī kā hao 1993 mot thang Bān Pakchaek nὁi yai tam sūng pen satthā nam kan mot lae.
Lānthī 9 nā 2: Sadet khian laeo yām 11 muang yang 12 nāthī vanchan mü kot yī vanthī 6 düan 10 haem 5 kham lae. Phikkhu Inthapanyo Salo Ajān khian dὁi ton aiang khā lae. Chao satthā būsā thān müa vai phāinā maen Ai Saengkham lae Sāo Khamchan phὁm dὁi lūk lān sāng thān müa vai phāinā lae sü Phὁnān In lae Mae Phὁyok lae.
Lānthī 10 nā 2: Phikkhu Inthapanyā Salo lūkyok khian lae. Māi nāthap Thatsaphὁn phāipāi lae.