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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0113 00593

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792408

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:

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:

12 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Sakkapabba or Sakkaban (the section on Sakka or Indra) is the tenth section of the 13 sections of Veassantara Jataka. The content mentions Sakka or Indra transformed as a Brahmin and bagged Princess Maddi from Vessantara. Vessantara gave Maddi to the Brahmin. Then the Bramin gave Maddi back and also eight blessings to Vessantara such as may the people of the Sivi city forgive him and invite him back home.

Colophon:

ปริปุณณะแล้วยามแถสู่เที่ยงแก่ข้าแล สักราศ 1256 ตัว ปลีกาบสง้า ฯ The writing [of this manuscript] was completed at the time of the forenoon horn in CS 1256, a kap sanga year. Remark: The year corresponds to 1894 CE.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

สักกฯบัร์พฯ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sakkapabba

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Sakkapabba (Indra)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali