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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0113 00826

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792641

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:

8, 12 (lunar) Buddhist Era 2462

Copying date in Gregorian:

1919 September 2

Place of copying:

Dòn Kòk Village, Nan

Script:

Dhamma Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

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:

Chakhattiya Kaṇḍa or Sakkhatti (the six princes) is the twelfth of the 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jataka. The story tells that King Sonsai (Sanjaya) accompanied by Queen Phussatī, Jali, Kanha and four ministers traveled to Mount Vamka in order to invite the ascetic Vessantara to return to Sivi. While the six nobles were facing each other, each of them was crying bitterly and they became unconscious. Then it started to rain which made everyone regain consciousness. Then all of them apologized to Vessantara for their mistakes and invited him to abandon his ascetic robe and return to the city.

Colophon:

ข้าภะเจ้าหนารญานะ บ้านดอนกอก ลิกขิตปลางเมื่อพระพุทธสกลาษ ได้ 2462 ตัว ปลีกัษเม็ด เดือน 12 ออก 8 ฅ่ำ วัน 3 ยามกองแลง ค็ปริปุณณาแล้วแก่ข้าแล ฯ I, Khanan (ex-monk) Yana from Ban Dòn Kòk, finished writing [this manuscript] in 2462 CE, a kat met year, on the eighth waxing-moon day of the twelfth [lunar] month, the third day of the week, at the time of the sunset drum. Remark: The date corresponds to Tuesday, 2 September 1919 (1281 Bhadrapada 8).

Other notes:

(Left side of the first folio, written with blue ink) “Chakkhattiya, 33 gathā in total”.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ฉขัตตฯิย

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Chakhatiya

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Chakhatiya (The six princes of royal family)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lan Na