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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00523

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624658

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; Lao

Writing support:

Paper Schoolbook

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

16.6 x 20.6 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

16.6 x 20.6 cm

Text block dimension:

18.5 x 13.0 cm

Number of pages:

64 pages

Number of blank pages:

7 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

When Princess Maddi goes away for fruits. As she is returning she finds her way barred by three fierce animals including a lion, a tiger and a leopard. Having known that Jujaka was away with her two children. By the time, three beasts sent by Indra let her pass. When Maddi arrives back at the hermitage having found no children anywhere. She inquiries from her husband what has happened to them. But he keeps silent. She is very upset, burst into tears and falls down.

Colophon:

ຮູບທີ່ 025r: ສາທຸ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫນຕຸເມ ທຸເຮີຍ ຂຽນບໍ່ງາມກາຍຮ້າຍແລ ຜູ້ຂຽນກໍ່ບໍ່ງາມກາຍແລ. Hūpthī 025r: Sādhu nibbāna baccayo hotu me. Thu hoei khian bò ngām kāi hāi lae phūkhian kò bò ngām kāi lae.

Other notes:

The right part of the first folio was lost.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ມັດທີ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Maddī

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The section on Princess Maddi

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao