---

DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00147

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627851

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Manorom Sattharam

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Anonymous

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

54.2 x 4.1 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

54.2 x 4.1 cm

Text block dimension:

45.4 x 3.5 cm

Number of pages:

24 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The story tells that Bodhisatta was born as a naga king (serpent) and practiced the perfection of morality. He kept the eight precepts. There was a snake charmer who earned his life with a snake show. One day, the snake charmer caught the Bodhisatta for showing. Bodhisatta was captured for a long time until he was skinny because of malnourished. The snake charmer gave the Bodhisatta frogs but he did not eat them due to keeping his precepts. Then, the snake charmer gave him the rice with honey, the Bodhisatta survived. Bodhisatta was freed with the help of his wife named Sumana Devi. She told King Ukhasena of Pharanasi about the story of the Bodhisatta. The king bought the Bodhisatta from the snake charmer with one hundred bulls.

---

Item 1 - Title in Native script:

50 ຊາດ (ມັດ 5 ຜູກ 12)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

50 jāti (mat 5, phuk 12)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

50 existences (bundle 5, fascicle 12)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao; Pali