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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00434

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624569

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:

55.2 x 4.1 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

55.2 x 4.1 cm

Text block dimension:

53.5 x 3.3 cm

Number of pages:

18 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

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:

ລານທີ່ 9 ໜ້າ 1: ລິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມທ່ຽງແລເຈົ້າເຮີຍ. Lānthī 9 nā 1: Litchanā laeo yām thiang lae chao hoei.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ທັດສະພອນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Dasavara

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Ten blessings

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao