Himavanta or Himaphan, the section on the Himalaya is the second of the 13 sections of the Vessantara Jataka. It describes Prince Vessantara’s birth, his marriage to Princess Maddī, and their two beloved children named "Jali" and "Kanha". Then, Prince Vessantara was deported to the forest by the citizens of the Sivi to give away the invaluable white elephant of the city to Kalingka city. Maddī asked Prince Vessantara to accompany her to the forest. Then she narrated the region of the Himalaya as if she had already seen it.
Colophon:
ปริปุณณะแล้วยามแตรฅ่ำ แก่ข้าแล ฯ จุฬสักราษ ได้ 1281 ตัว ปลีกัดเมด เดือน 11 ขึ้น 14 ฅ่ำ พร่ำว่าได้วัน 1 ข้าแล ขนานญานะ บ้านดอนกอกลิกขิตแล ฯ
[I] finished writing [this manuscript] at the time of the evening horn in Cūḷasakarāja 1281, a kat met year, on the fourteenth waxing-moon day of the eleventh [lunar] month, the first day of the week. I, Khanan (ex-monk) Yana from Ban Dòn Kòk, was the copyist.
Remark: The date corresponds to Sunday, 10 August 1919 (1281 Sravana 14).
Other notes:
(Front cover) “Front cover of Himavanta, Tha Paen Ròm Version. The story is indifferent, not that fun.”
(Back cover) “Back cover of Himavanta , Tha Paen Ròm Version. The story is indifferent.”