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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00149

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518764

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Jataka

Begin Year Date:

1900

End Year Date:

2000

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.7 x 58.7 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.7 x 58.7 cm

Text block dimension:

3.8 x 51.5 cm

Number of pages:

42 pages

Number of blank pages:

6 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Sakkhatti or Chakhatti (the Section of the Six Princes) is the twelfth section of the 13 sections of Vessantara Jataka. The text mentions King Sonsai (Sanjaya) accompanied with Queen Phusatī, Jali, Kanha and four ministers travelled to Mount Vamka in order to invite Ascetic Vessantara returned the kingdom of Sivi. While the six princes facing each other, each of them was crying bitterly and became unconscious. At the time a shower of rain fell down and everyone became conscious. Then all of them apologized Ascetic Vessantara for their mistakes and invited him disrobed from ascetichood and returned the city.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສັກຂະຕິ (ສັກກະຕິ)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Chakhatti

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The section of the six princes

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao