Phra (monk) Inda; his father; mother; other relatives
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Phra (monk) Inda
Copying date in native date:
2, 09 (lunar)
Copying date in Gregorian:
1894
Place of copying:
Anonymous
Script:
Dhamma Lan Na
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript paper dimension:
4.5 x 58.5 cm
Text block dimension:
3.5 x 51 cm
Number of pages:
14 pages
Number of blank pages:
3 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The Dasavara (Thatsaphon), the ten blessings, is the first episode of the 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jataka which contains 16 fascicles. While residing in Kapilavasthu the Buddha delivered a sermon to his father, King Suddhadana, Princess Sakya and the Sangha. He described his last existence as Prince Vessantara and the story of his mother, Queen Phusati who was the queen of Indra. Before finishing her time in heaven for being born as a human being in the world, she asked Indra for the ten blessings, and he gave her the ten blessings by pouring holy water on the palms of the queen’s hands.
Colophon:
นะ วันเดือน 9 ลง ๑๕ ฅ่ำ พร่ำว่าได้วัน 2 ปริปุณณะแล้วยามเที่ยงแก่ข้าแล สมณสธาอินทภิกขุ พร้อมกับด้วยพ่อแม่พี่น้องชู่ผู้ชู่ฅน ส้างไว้ค้ำชูสาสนาตราบ 5000 พระวัสสา ขอหื้อผู้ข้าทังหลายชู่ฅนๆ หื้อได้หว่ายหน้ารอดจอดเถิงเวียงแก้วมหาเนรัพพานในอนาคตกาลอ อันจักมาพายหน้านั้นจุ่งจักมีเที่ยงแท้ดีหลี นิจฺจํ ธุวํ ฯ
[The writing of this manuscript] was completed on the fifteenth waning-moon day of the ninth [lunar] month, the second day of the week, at noon.
The donors were Phra Intha and his family who produced [this manuscript] to ensure the continuation of the five-thousand-year Buddhist era. May all of us attain Nibbāna. Niccaṃ dhuvaṃ.