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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0113 00547

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792362

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:

1886

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 x 53 cm

Text block dimension:

4.3 x 44 cm

Number of pages:

24 pages

Number of blank pages:

3 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Chakhattiya Kaṇḍa or Sakkhatti (the six nobles) is the twelfth of the 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jataka. The story tells that King Sonsai (Sanjaya) accompanied by Queen Phussatī, Jali, Kanha and four ministers traveled to Mount Vamka in order to invite the ascetic Vessantara to return to Sivi. While the six nobles were facing each other, each of them was crying bitterly and they became unconscious. Then it started to rain which made everyone regain consciousness. Then all of them apologized to Vessantara for their mistakes and invited him to abandon his ascetic robe and return to the city.

Colophon:

สระเด็จแล้วยามกองงายแก่ข้าแล แล้ววัน 6 ฯ The copying [of this manuscript] was done at the time of the morning drum.

Other notes:

(The left side of the first folio) “Chakhattiya Kaṇḍa”

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ฉขตตฯิยกัณฑฯ์

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Chakhattiya Kaṇḍa

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Chakhattiya Kaṇḍa (The Six Royal family)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lan Na