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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0113 00818

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792633

Country:

Thailand

City (Province):

Nan

Name of collection:

Wat Monthian

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Mr. Nan (ex-monk) Yana

Copying date in native date:

3, 11 (lunar) Cuḷasakarāja 1281

Copying date in Gregorian:

1919 August 14

Place of copying:

Kòk Village, Nan

Script:

Dhamma Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

5 x 50 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

5 x 50 cm

Text block dimension:

4 x 41 cm

Number of pages:

24 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:

สิริสวัสสติ จุฬสักกราชได้ 1281 ตัว ปลีกัดเม็ด เดือน 11 แรม 3 ฅ่ำ วัน 5 ยามแตรใกล้เที่ยง ค็เส็ดแล้วแก่หัฏฐธัมมลิกขิตแล ขนารญานะ บ้านดอนกอกเปนผู้เขียนแล ฯ In Cūḷasakarāja 1281, a kat met year, on the third waning-moon day of the eleventh [lunar] month, the fifth day of the week, at the time of the forenoon horn, the writing [of this manuscript] was completed by Khanan (ex-monk) Yana who lives at Ban Dòn Kòk. Remark: The date corresponds to Thursday, 14 August 1919 (1281).

Other notes:

(Front cover) “Front cover of Vanapavesana, Tha Paen Ròm Version”. (Back cover) “Back cover of Vanapavesana, Tha Paen Ròm Version”. (Left side of the first folio) “Vanapavesana”.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

วนบเวส์นฯ

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; Lan Na