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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00557

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624692

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:

15.0 x 21.1 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

15.0 x 21.1 cm

Text block dimension:

19.2 x 13.5 cm

Number of pages:

84 pages

Number of blank pages:

3 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Prince Mahajanaka travelled on sea, the ship was wrecked. All the travellers were downed except the prince. He struggles to keep alive swimming the ocean for seven days until the goddess named Manimekhala came and rescue him.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ມະຫາຊະນົກ (ຜູກ 2)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Mahā Janaka

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The story of Mahajanaka

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao