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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00424

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624559

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:

56.0 x 5.4 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

56.0 x 5.4 cm

Text block dimension:

54.0 x 4.0 cm

Number of pages:

18 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Damaged

Description of manuscript content:

Brahmin Jujaka lived in Kalinga city. He wandered for begging. He got money he left it with his friend. When Jujaka was away for long, then his friend spent the money all. Later, Jujaka asked his money back, his friend gave him his young daughter named Amittata instead. Juajaka took Amittata to live with him. Amittata was condemned by wives of other Brahmin as having the old husband. So, she appealed Jujaka to beg the two children from Vessantara.

Colophon:

ລານທີ່ 8 ໜ້າ 1: ສະເດັດແລ້ວຍາມແຕ່ສູ່ທ່ຽງແລ ຜູ້ຂ້າໃສ່ທຳໄວ້ສືບສາສະໜາ 5 ພັນພະວັດສາ ຜູ້ປາຖະໜາເອົາຜະຫຍາສັບພັນຍູພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າສິ່ງດຽວແລເນືອ Lānthī 8 nā 1: Sadet laeo yām tae sū thiang lae phūkhā sai tham vai süp sāsanā 5 phan pha vatsā phū pāthanā ao phayā supphanyū pha phutthachao sing diao lae nüa.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ຊວນຈົກ (ຊູຊະກະ)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Suanjok (Jūjaka)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The section on Brahmin Jujaka

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao