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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0113 00100

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/791915

Country:

Thailand

City (Province):

Nan

Name of collection:

Wat Monthian

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in native date:

Cuḷasakarāja 1258

Copying date in Gregorian:

1896

Place of copying:

Anonymous

Script:

Dhamma Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

6 x 53 cm

Text block dimension:

5 x 44 cm

Number of pages:

12 pages

Number of blank pages:

5 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The text recounts Nemiraja Jataka, son of the King of Mithila, who practices Dharma and gives alms from a young age. Upon ascending the throne, he urges his people to live by precepts and make merits, emphasizing that such actions bring praise in heaven, hell, and the world.

Colophon:

สักกะ 1258 ตัว ฯ [The writing of this manuscript was finished] in 1258 CS.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

เนมิราชฯ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Nemiraja

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Nemiraja Jataka

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lan Na