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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0057 00254

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/625075

Country:

Thailand

City (Province):

Lamphun

Name of collection:

Singkha Wannasai

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Shelfmark:

0295

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in native date:

๙ ธันวาคม ๒๕๑๙

Copying date in Gregorian:

1976 December 09

Script:

Tham Lan Na; Thai

Writing support:

Notebook

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

Yes

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript cover dimension:

20.5 x 33 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

20 x 32.5 cm

Text block dimension:

17.5 x 28 cm

Number of pages:

88 pages

Number of blank pages:

68 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Once upon a time, Bodhisatta was born as a prince named Wanawana at the kingdom of Koti. The vice-queen and a wicked chief official left him back in a forest directly after his birth. His mother was slandered, discharged from her postion as queen to that of a servant putting her into trouble. When prince Wanawana grew up, he ruled the city of Pharanasi (present-day Benares) and later reconquered the kingdom of Koti. At the end Wanawana took his army to the kingdom of Koti. When his father realized the truth, he punished the vice-queen and the wicked chief official. Wanawana returned and ruled the kingdom of Koti making a lot of merit throughout his life.

Colophon:

แต่งใหม่ เมื่อวันที่ ๙ ธันวาคม ๒๕๑๙ [The text] was newly composed on December 9, BE 2519 (CE 1976).

Other notes:

The manuscript consists of thirteen fascicles. The first and second fascicles were written in the Tham-Lan Na script, the third to fifth in the Tham-Lan Na and Thai scripts. From the sixth fascicle on, the text is written in the Thai script.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

วนาวนชาดก

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Wanawana Chadok

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Vanāvana Jātaka

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lan Na; Pali