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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0062 00031
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627735
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Manorom Sattharam
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Sao Chantha
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Anonymous
Copying date in native date:
CS 1187, a hap hao year
Copying date in Gregorian:
1825
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
53.8 x 4.3 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
53.8 x 4.3 cm
Text block dimension:
45.7 x 3.6 cm
Number of pages:
36 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
The text contains two stories. The text on the first six pages tells the last part of the story of Mahissa Kumman who was a son of the king Phanarasi. Mahissa Kumman had two brothers named Chantha Kumman and Suriya Kumman. In this existence, Chantha Kumman was reborn as Ananda There. Suriya Kumman was reborn as Sariputta Thera. Mahissa Kumman was reborn as the Buddha. The Yak was reborn as a monk who belonged to properties. The text on the following pages tells Chatthanta Jataka, the story of Chatthan Elephant. Bodhisatta was born as an elephant named Chatthanta who had white hairs, red mouth and feet. When he was grown up, he was taller and bigger than other elephants. His tusks had six radiuses.
Colophon:
ລານທີ່ 18 ໜ້າ 1: ສັງກາດ [1]187 ຕົວ ປີຮັບເຮົ້າ ເດືອນ 8 ແຮມ 9 ຄໍ່າ ວັນ 7 ມື້ກົດເສັດ ລິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມຕູດຊ້າຍ ສາວຈັນທາ ມີໃຈໃສສັດທາສ້າງ 50 ຊາດ ມັດ 5 ນີ້ໄວ້ກັບສາສະໜາພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ 5 ພັນວັດສາ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸ. Folio 18 on the recto side: Sangkat [1]187 (CS 1187), a hap hao year, on the nineth day of the waning moon of the eighth lunar month, the seventh day of the week (Saturday), a kot set day. The writing of this manuscript was finished in the afternoon (between 12.00-13.30 o’clock). Sao (Mrs.) Chantha had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled 50 sat, bundle 5, to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hotu (May this be a condition to reach Nirvana).
Other notes:
The date of the writing of this manuscript, which appears in the colophon Sangkat (CS) 187, a hap hao year, is possibly CS 1187, a hap hao year.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
50 ຊາດ (ມັດ 5, ຜູກ 10)
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
50 Jāti (mat 5, phuk 10)
Item 1 - Title in English script:
50 existences (bundle 5, fascicle 10)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Lao; Pali
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