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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0113 00357
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792172
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:
Anonymous
Copying date in Gregorian:
1880
Place of copying:
Anonymous
Script:
Dhamma Lan Na
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
5.5 x 49.5 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
5.5 x 49.5 cm
Text block dimension:
4.7 x 42.5 cm
Number of pages:
44 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
This manuscript is Jātaka or a story of the Buddha’s past life given to his disciples. (Fascicle 3) Sīvijaya taught Dhamma to the ogre until the ogre was faithful and released him. Sīvijaya could then meet Sīvaiya and went to Videha city together. His father hosted their wedding ceremony and promoted them as successors who governed the city and taught the citizens.
Colophon:
สระเดจแล้วยามเมื่อกินเข้างายแล ฯ สาธุ สาธุ สุนฺทํ วนฺทา เม ทานํ ดั่งแล้วขอเอาสุข ๓ ประการ มีนิพพารเจ้าเปน (ยอด) ฯ [I] finished copying [this manuscript] in the morning at breakfast time. “Sādhu sādhu sundaṃ vandā me dānaṃ” [For the merit that I was done] (May the merit derived from copying and dedicating this manuscript) reward me with the three kinds of happiness of which Nibbāna is the most supreme one.
Other notes:
(Front flyleaf) “Front cover of Siwichai, third fascicle, ten fascicles in total.” (Left side of the first folio) “Siwichaiyonghong, third fascicle”.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
สรฯีวิไชยฯย฿นตฯ์ห฿งสฯฯ์ ผูก 3
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Srīivijaya Yonta Hoṅsa, Phūk III
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Sriwichai Yon Hong, Third fascicle
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali; Lan Na
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