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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0113 00821
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792636
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:
Anonymous
Copying date in Gregorian:
1919
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:
18 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Mahāvana or Mahapon means the great forest and is the seventh episode of the 13 episodes of Vessantara Jataka. It tells of the Brahmin Jūjaka who was wandering through the small forest and then met the ascetic Accuta who greeted him politely. The Brahmin lied to the ascetic that he was an emissary from Siphirat and the ascetic trusted him and welcomed with fruits and invited him to stay overnight in his hut. The next morning, the ascetic showed the Brahmin the way to Mount Vamkata.
Colophon:
กลอนคำโวหารในนี้ บ่พอฅับฅ่ายก่ายเกาะกัน ที่หักห้านขาษเสีย ค็เหนจะมี ค็ค่อยขีสเขียนไพตามจบับเกล่านั้นแล้วแล ฯ The didactic poem in this manuscript is not completely in proper rhymes and includes some mistakes. I wrote it from its original version.
Other notes:
(Front cover) “Front cover of Mahāvana, Tha Paen Ròm Version. The story is much fun.” (Back cover) “Back cover of Mahāvana , Tha Paen Ròm Version. The story is much fun.” (Left side of the first folio) “First folio of Mahāvana”.
Item 1 - Title in Native script:
มหาพ฿นฯ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Mahāvana
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Mahāvana (The great forest)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali; Lan Na
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