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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0113 00367

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792182

Country:

Thailand

City (Province):

Nan

Name of collection:

Wat Monthian

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Phra (monk) Aphichai

Copying date in native date:

Cuḷasakarāja 1242

Copying date in Gregorian:

1880

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 54.3 cm

Text block dimension:

4 x 47.2 cm

Number of pages:

36 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

This manuscript describes a Jātaka, a story of the past life of the Buddha. Once upon a time, Bodhisatta was born as a prince of Videha city named “Sīvijaya.” He petted a cockatoo that could be able to speak like a human. He sent the cockatoo as a spy to find a wife candidate. The cockatoo flew to the castle of a princess of Sīvilāsa city. After seeing the princess was so beautiful, the cockatoo went back to tell Sīvijaya prince. The prince sent ambassadors to make a marriage proposal to the king of Sīvilāsa, but the proposal was rejected. Indra god brought the Sīvijaya prince to the castle of the Sīvaiya princess. They had chances to meet and get to know each other, and finally they became a couple living in the castle.

Other notes:

(Left side of the first folio) “Siñjayarāja, fifth fascicle”.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

สิงหฯ์เชยยฯราชฯ ผูก 5

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Siṅjayarāja, Phūk V

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Siṅchaiyarāja, Fifth fascicle

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lan Na