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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0113 00095

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/791910

Country:

Thailand

City (Province):

Nan

Name of collection:

Wat Monthian

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Mrs. Bou Nam

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Phra (Monk) Khamsarn

Copying date in native date:

5, 03 (lunar) Buddhist Era 2467

Copying date in Gregorian:

1924 December

Place of copying:

Anonymous

Script:

Dhamma Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

5.5 x 44.5 cm

Text block dimension:

4.5 x 37 cm

Number of pages:

36 pages

Number of blank pages:

8 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The Buddha gave a Jātaka story of his previous birth to his disciples. A princess of Vārānasī city married with Naga and had four sons. The second son named Phūrithatta left the city to strictly practice meditation and follow precepts at a river bank. One day, a Brahman met Phūrithatta and asked him about a snake charmer. Phūrithatta then took him to the Nāga kingdom. However, the Brahman had a snake expert catch Phūrithatta for earning money from public shows. To rescue Phūrithatta, his two siblings transformed themselves into a hermit and a green frog and challenged Phūrithatta to fight against the frog. The frog released venom on the Brahman’s hand, causing him leprosy. The Brahman surrendered. Phūrithatta could thus continue his practices and was reborn as the present Buddha.

Colophon:

ศก 2467 เดือน 3 แรม 3 ค่ำ วัน 3 ฯ [The writing of this manuscript was finished] in 2467 BE, the third [lunar] month on the third waning-moon day, Tuesday.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ภูริทัตฯ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Phūridatta

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Phūridatta

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lan Na