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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00333

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518948

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Phò Thit (father of Mr. ex-monk) Suk together with his wife, children and all relatives

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copying date in native date:

ແຮມ 13 ຄໍ່າ ພໍ່າວ່າໄດ້ ວັນ 2 ມື້ ກ່າເປົ້າ ເດືອນ 8ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ ຮ້ອຍ 812 (ຈ.ສ.1182) ຕົວປີ ກົດສີ່

Copying date in Gregorian:

1820 July 08

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.2 x 52.8 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.2 x 52.8 cm

Text block dimension:

3.5 x 48.5 cm

Number of pages:

28 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Chulaphon or Cullapon (the section on the small forest) is the sixth section of the 13 sections of the Vessantara Jataka which consists of 16 fascicles. This Cullapon is the eighth fascicle. The content describes about a beggar Brahmin called Jujaka who was walking directly to Mount Vamka for bagging the two kumara, Jali and Kanha from Prince Vessantara. On his way, Jujaka met Hunter Jetaputta. When he was chasing by the hunter dogs, he climbed a tree. Then he tricked the hunter that he was the royal emissary to invite Prince Vessantara returned home. The hunter trusted him easily and pointed the way to Mount Vamka.

Colophon:

Folio 14 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat 1 hundred 812 (corresponding with CS 1182), a kot si year, on the thirteenth waning day of the eighth [lunar] month, the second day of the week (Monday), a ka pao day, the writing of this manuscript was finished at noon (between 10.30-12.00 o’clock). Phò Thit (father of ex-Monk) Suk and his wife, children and all their relatives had the religious faith to jointly sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Pali Maha Vessantara to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvāna).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ຈຸລະພົນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Cullapon

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The section on the small forest

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao