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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00555

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624690

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:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery, 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:

16.0 x 20.0 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

16.0 x 20.0 cm

Text block dimension:

19.0 x 13.0 cm

Number of pages:

30 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Mahapon or Mahābon means the great forest is the seventh episode of the 13 episodes of Vessantara Jataka. The content describes Brahmin Jujaka was wandering through the small forest and then met Ascetic Accuta who greeted him politely. Jujaka told the foresee ascetic a lie that he was the emissary from Sivi city then the ascetic trusted him easily and welcomed him with fruits and gave him a stay overnight at his hut. The next morning, the ascetic pointed the way to Mount Vamka for Jujaka.

Colophon:

ຮູບທີ່ 013r: ສະເດັດຂຽນແລ້ວຍາມ 11 ມວງຄຶ່ງ ສັນພຽນ ເດືອນ 7 ແຮມ 1 ຄໍ່າ ກາງວັນ ສັນພຽນແລ. ຮູບທີ່ 013v: ສຸດທິນັງ ວັດຕະເມທານັງ ອາສະວັກ ຂະຍາວະຫັງ ນິບພານະ ສັງຂາຕັງ ໂຫນຕຸ ອະນາຄະເຕກາເລ ອິເມຫິຍັງ ກັບປິຍັງຕັງ ໄອຍານັງ ເທມະ. Hūpthī 013r: Sadet khian laeo yām 11 muang khüng san phian düan 7 haem 1 kham kāng van san phian lae. Hūpthī 013v: Suddhinaṃ vattame dhānaṃ asavak khayāvahaṃ nibbāna saṃkhātaṃ hontu anāgate kāle imehiyaṃ kapiyaṃtaṃ aiyānaṃ thema.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ມະຫາພົນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Mahāpon

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The section on the great forest

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao