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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0057 00080

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624901

Country:

Thailand

City (Province):

Lamphun

Name of collection:

Singkha Wannasai

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Shelfmark:

1143

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Anonymous

Begin Year Date:

1900

End Year Date:

1950

Script:

Tham Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

5 x 55.6 cm

Text block dimension:

4.5 x 47 cm

Number of pages:

44 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Having been invited to return Siphi city, Prince Wetsandòn disrobed, said goodbye his pavilion, accepted the royal costumes and ruled the city in peace according to the Ten Royal Virtues. All citizens and court officials in the city were happy. He taught his people to donate, follow the precepts and meditate. The king of Kalingkharat city returned the elephant Paccayanāga to Siphi (kingdom) because it rained. He ruled the city and died at the age of 120 years, then he resided in the Dusit heaven.Having been invited to return Siphi city, Prince Wetsandòn disrobed, said goodbye his pavilion, accepted the royal costumes and ruled the city in peace according to the Ten Royal Virtues. All citizens and court officials in the city were happy. He taught his people to donate, follow the precepts and meditate. The king of Kalingkharat city returned the elephant Paccayanāga to Siphi (kingdom) because it rained. He ruled the city and died at the age of 120 years, then he resided in the Dusit heave

Other notes:

Two to three folios at the end of the manuscripts are missing.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

เวสสันดรชาดก นครกัณฑ์

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Wetsandòn Chadok, Nakhòn Kan

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Vessantara Jātaka, Nagara Episode

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lan Na; Pali