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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0113 00838
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792653
Country:
Thailand
City (Province):
Nan
Name of collection:
Wat Monthian
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Monk Sane
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Mr. Nan (ex-monk) Chaiyawong
Copying date in native date:
21, Kanyayon Rattanakosin Era 128
Copying date in Gregorian:
1919 September 21
Place of copying:
Anonymous
Script:
Dhamma Lan Na
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript paper dimension:
5 x 54 cm
Text block dimension:
4 x 45 cm
Number of pages:
18 pages
Number of blank pages:
4 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:
ปริปุณณะแล้วคอง 3 มงแก่ข้าแล ตัวบ่งามแล ภะนายเฮิย พิจจรณาไพเทิอะ วันที่ 21 เดือนกัรยาโยน สก 128 ฯ นายหนานไชยวง แต้มค้ำชูพระนายสะเหน่ เมื่อท่านอยู่สถิดวัดภูมินทราชาวันแล ฯ [I] finished writing [this manuscript] at 9:00. My handwriting is not beautiful. Monks and novices [who use this manuscript] are suggested using it carefully. September 21, Rattanakosin Era 128. Nan (ex-monk) Chaiyawong wrote [the manuscript] for Monk Sane from Wat Phumin.
Other notes:
(Left side of the first folio) “Sakkapabba, Muk Mun Sai Mun Version”.
Item 1 - Title in Native script:
สักกฯบัรพฯ์
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Sakkaban
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Sakkaban (The Sakka, Indra)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali; Lan Na
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