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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0113 00118

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/791933

Country:

Thailand

City (Province):

Nan

Name of collection:

Wat Monthian

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Mr. Nan (ex-monk) Thin Yurüan

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Mr. Luang San

Copying date in native date:

3, 01 (lunar) Buddasakkarāja 2488 (BE)

Copying date in Gregorian:

1945 October 24

Place of copying:

Wat Monthian, Nan

Script:

Dhamma Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

5 x 43 cm

Text block dimension:

3.7 x 37.5 cm

Number of pages:

62 pages

Number of blank pages:

3 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

At one time, the Buddha was dwelling in Jeta’s Grove near Savatthi giving a sermon describing the story of Devadatta Thera. Once upon a time, a king named Somphamit ruled the great city of Champa. He had a younger brother, Asomphamit, a Queen, Kaeoketsini, and two sons, Sayasena and Sayadatta. One day, Asomphamit planned to assassinate King Somphamit to obtain the royal throne. Fortunately, a loyal pasha informed the king. Then the king along with the queen and his two sons escaped from the kingdom. They traveled into a forest where they were in danger and experienced much suffering.

Colophon:

พระพุทธสักกราช ๒๔๘๘ ปลีละกา เดือนเจียงน่าน ลง ๓ ฅ่ำ เสศพอดี เขียน 5 วัน ห้าวภ่อง ค่อยฅิดพิจจารณาเอาภ่อง ตัวค็ไม่สู่จะดี เภาะว่าไม่เคิยซนานเท่าใดเลิย หลวงสารผู้เขียนแล ฯ หน้าปลายธัมม์สมภมิตชาดก ธัมม์วัดมนเทียร จังหวัดน่าน พุทธสักกราช ๒๔๘๘ ฯ สัทธานายหนานธิน อยู่เรือน ผู้แทนราสสดอร บ้านมธุเสฏฐาที่นั้น ฯ I, Luang San, finished copying [the manuscript] in 2488 BE, the Year of the Cock, on the third waning-moon day of the first [lunar] month, according to the time calculation of Nan. [I] spent five days on copying [the manuscript]. If anyone reads [this manuscript], please read it carefully, since the handwriting is not beautiful. I am not an expert of palm-leaf manuscript inscribing. The palm-leaf manuscript entitled Sambhamitta Jātaka belongs to Wat Monthian. The sponsor of this manuscript was Nai Nan (ex-monk) Thin Yurüan, the member of the House of Representatives, living in Ban Mathusettha.

Other notes:

(The left-hand side of the first folio) “Sambhamitta Jātaka”.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

สมพฯฯมิตตฯ์

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sambhamitta

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Sambhamitta Jataka

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lan Na