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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00395

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624530

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Jataka

Begin Year Date:

1880

End Year Date:

1980

Place of copying:

Pak Chaek village, Pak U district, Luang Prabang province

Script:

Tham Lue; Lao

Writing support:

Palm-Leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

54.9 x 5.0 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

54.9 x 5.0 cm

Text block dimension:

50.3 x 4.0 cm

Number of pages:

16 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Damaged

Description of manuscript content:

Mahapon or Mahābon means the great forest is the seventh episode of the 13 episodes of Vessantara Jataka. The content describes Brahmin Jujaka was wandering through the small forest and then met Ascetic Accuta who greeted him politely. Jujaka told the foresee ascetic a lie that he was the emissary from Sivi city then the ascetic trusted him easily and welcomed him with fruits and gave him a stay overnight at his hut. The next morning, the ascetic pointed the way to Mount Vamka for Jujaka.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 1 ໜ້າ 1: (ຂຽນດ້ວຍບິກສີຟ້າ): ທຳພະຫ້ວຍແຈກ. ໜ້າທັບພາຍເຄົ້າມະຫາພົນ ມີ 6 ໃບປາຍໜ້າແລ. ຂອງບ້ານຫ້ວຍແຈກແລເນີ. Lānthī 1 nā 1: (Khian dòi bik sī fā): Tham Pha Hὁichaek. Nāthap phāikhao Mahāphon mī 6 bai pāi nā lae. Khὁng Bān Hὁichaek lae noe.

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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:

Lue; Pali; Lao