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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0113 00840

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792655

Country:

Thailand

City (Province):

Nan

Name of collection:

Wat Monthian

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Novice Sanguan

Copying date in native date:

Anonymous

Copying date in Gregorian:

1910

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:

20 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

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:

สัทธาสามเณรสงวน ส้างไว้ค้ำชูสาสนา ตราบ 5,000 ภวัสสา ฯ The manuscript commission was sponsored by Novice Sanguan to ensure the continuation of the five-thousand-year [era] of the Teachings of Buddha.

Other notes:

(Left side of the first folio) “Chakkhattiya”.

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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 prince of royal family)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lan Na