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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00420

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624555

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:

1900

End Year Date:

2000

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:

54.6 x 5.1 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

54.6 x 5.1 cm

Text block dimension:

49.5 x 4.0 cm

Number of pages:

34 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Prince Vessantara led Princess Maddi, Jali and Kanha to Mount Vamka. On their way to Mount Vamka they welcomed by King Jetarat. The king asked Prince Vessantara to rule Jetarat kingdom together with him. But Prince Vessantara denied and asked the king the direction to Vamka hill. When they arrived at Mount Vamka, they separately stayed in two Sala (pavilion) which had already been erected there.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 1 ໜ້າ 1: ທຳວັນນະປະເຫວດແລ ເປັນເຫດຫື້ທ່ານເຈົ້າໜີອອກເສຍເມືອງໄປສູ່ດົງໄປປ່າກ້ວາງ. ລານທີ່ 17 ໜ້າ 2: ໝາຍໜ້າທັບພາຍປາຍວັນນະປະເຫວດແລ ພະຫຼໍ່ເທດສະໜາຊາດມ່ວນເຮີຍ. Lānthī 1 nā 1: Tham Vannapavet lae pen het hü thānchao nī òksia müang pai sū dong pai pākhwāng. Lānthī 17 nā 2: Māi nāthap phāipāi Vannapavet lae Pha Lò thetsanā sātmuan hoei.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ວັນນປະເຫວດ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Vannapavet

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The section on the forest-entry

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao