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:
54.9 x 5.0 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
54.9 x 5.0 cm
Text block dimension:
50.0 x 4.0 cm
Number of pages:
26 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
Sakkaban or Sakkapabbam (the section on Sakka or Indra) is the tenth section of the 13 sections of Veassantara Jataka. The content mentions about Sakka or Indra transformed as a Brahmin and bagged Princess Maddi from Vessantara. Vessantara gave Maddi to the Brahmin. Then the Bramin gave Maddi back and also eight blessings to Vessantara such as may the people of the Sivi city forgive him and invite him to back home.
Colophon:
Lānthī 12 nā 2: Sadet laeo yām vanthiang phūkhā sai tham phūk nī khòhü phūkhā suk sonī lae sātnā tāp tò thao khao sū nelaphān hai phūkhā dae Sathuphò Thammapanyā sai vai khamsū sāsanā 5 1000 (5000) pha vatsā.
Lānthī 13 nā 2: (written by black pen) Maen phai khian sai bailān nī.
(written by red pen) Thai mū hoei khòi buat pò sai vā bò hüng hüngthae hüngvā nò.
(written by lekchān) Nāthap phāipāi tham Sakkaban nüa laeo lae.
(written by red pen) Sakkaban Bān Pakchaek.
(Written by blue pen) Maen sāt lüa haeng khai sik dae.