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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0113 00369

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792184

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) Uppananda

Copying date in native date:

Anonymous

Copying date in Gregorian:

Anonymous

Place of copying:

Wat Phu Piang, Nan

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:

4.2 x 47.2 cm

Number of pages:

38 pages

Number of blank pages:

4 pages

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) “Sinchai, seventh fascicle, belonging to Wat Phu Phiang”.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

สิงหฯ์เชยยฯราชฯ ผูก 7

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Siṅjayarāja, Phūk VII

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Siṅchaiyarāja, Seventh fascicle

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lan Na