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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0113 00413

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792228

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:

1862

Place of copying:

Anonymous

Script:

Dhamma Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

5.2 x 51 cm

Text block dimension:

4.5 x 41.5 cm

Number of pages:

34 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

Dānakaṇḍa or Thanakhan means "Alms-giving" and is the third of the 13 sections of Vessantara Jataka. The story tells of Queen Phussadī who asked her husband, King Sonsai (Sanjaya) who ruled Sivi kingdom, to reduce the banishment of her dear son. But her effort failed. Before leaving the kingdom, Prince Vessantara distributed many gifts which were called "Satta jataka maha dana" (seven kinds of alms-gifts) including elephants, horses, carts, servants, dairy cows, and male and female slaves, 700 each. Thereafter the Prince along with Maddī and their children, Jali and Kanha left the kingdom to leave for Mount Vamkata.

Colophon:

นิพฺพานํ ปรมํ สุกฺขํ ฯ คำปราถนาข้ามีเทล่านี้ สระเด็จแล้ววันผัดแก่ข้าวันนั้นแล ฯ Nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukkhaṃ [Nibbana is supreme happiness] My wish is just that. [I] finished copying [the manuscript] on Thursday.

Other notes:

Insertions written in central Thai script with blue ink suggesting pronunciations are found in the text. (Left side of the first folio) “Dānakaṇḍa, 209 Gaṭhā in total”

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ทาฯนกณ์ดฯ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Dānakaṇḍa

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Dānakaṇḍa (The Gifts)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lan Na