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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0063 00077

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628088

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Chomphet (Luang Prabang)

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Lueng

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Anonymous

Place of copying:

Vat Pak Lueng, Chomphet district

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

59.5 x 4.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

59.5 x 4.5 cm

Text block dimension:

54.1 x 3.6 cm

Number of pages:

30 pages

Number of blank pages:

4 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

Himmaphan or Himavanta, the section on the Himalaya is the second section of the 13 sections of Vessantara Jataka. The content describes Prince Vessantara at birth, his marriage with Princess Maddī, and their two beloved children named "Jali" and "Kanha". Then, Prince Vessantara is deported to the forest by the citizens of the Sivi in the case of giving away the invaluable white elephant of the city to Kalingka city. Maddī asked Prince Vessantara to accompany him to the forest. Then she narrated the region of the Himalaya as if she had already seen it.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ຫິມມະພານ (ບັ້ນປາຍ)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Himmabān (ban pai)

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The section on the Himalaya (last part)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lao