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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00208

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518823

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:

1800

End Year Date:

1900

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.4 x 54.9 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.4 x 54.9 cm

Text block dimension:

3.8 x 50.5 cm

Number of pages:

30 pages

Number of blank pages:

3 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Mahapon or Mahābon means the great forest is the seventh episode of the 13 episodes of Vessantara Jataka. The content describes Brahmin Jujaka was wandering through the small forest and then met Ascetic Accuta who greeted him politely. The Brahmin told the Acestic a lie that he was the emissary from Siphirat city then the Ascetic trusted him easily and welcomed with fruits and a stay overnight at his hut. The next morning, the ascetic diected the Brahmin the way to the Vamka’s mountain.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ມະຫາພົນ ຜູກ 9

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Mahāpon, Phuk 9

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The Section on the Great Forest, fascicle 9

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao