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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0113 00587

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792402

Country:

Thailand

City (Province):

Nan

Name of collection:

Wat Monthian

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Phra (novice) Inthawichai

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in native date:

Cuḷasakarāja 1256

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:

16 pages

Number of blank pages:

5 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Vanappavesana (the forest-entry section) is the fourth section of the 13 sections of the Vessantara jataka. The contents describe that Prince Vessantara led Princess Maddi, Jali and Kanha to Mount Vamka. On their way to Mount Vamka they were welcomed by King Jetarat. The king asked Prince Vessantara to rule Jetarat kingdom together with him. But Prince Vessantara refused and asked the king for directions to Vamka hill. When they arrived at Mount Vamka, they separately stayed in two Sala (pavilion) which had already been erected there.

Colophon:

นะ วัน 2 ปริปุณณะแล้วยามเที่ยงแกล่ข้าแล ฯ สักราศ 1256 ตัวแล ปลีกาบสง้า สมณสธาอินทวิไชภิกขุ พร้อมกับด้วยพ่อแม่พี่น้องชู่ผู้ชู่ฅน ส้างไว้ค้ำชูสาสนาตราบ 5000 พระวัสสา ขอหื้อผู้ข้าทังหลายชู่ฅนๆ หื้อได้หว้ายรอดจอดเถิงเวียงแก้วมหานัคคลเนรัพพารในอนาคตการอันมาพายหน้านั้น จุ่งจักมีเที่ยงแท้ดีหลี ฯ The writing [of this manuscript] was completed on the second day of the week, at noon, CS 1256, a kap sanga year. The donors were Phra Inthawichai and his family who produced [this manuscript] to ensure the continuation of the five-thousand-year Buddhist era. May all of us attain Nibbāna in the future. Remark: The year corresponds to 1894 CE. The lunar month is not recorded.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

วนบเวสนฯ์

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Vanapavesana

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Vanapavesana (The forest-entry)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali