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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0113 00850
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792665
Country:
Thailand
City (Province):
Nan
Name of collection:
Wat Monthian
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Anonymous
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Monk Kanchai (Kam)
Copying date in native date:
6, 12 (lunar) Cuḷasakarāja 1284
Copying date in Gregorian:
1922 August 28
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 46 cm
Text block dimension:
4 x 36 cm
Number of pages:
36 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 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:
สระเดฌแล้วเวลาสองโมงเช้า แกล่ข้าแล สักขาศ 1284 ตัว ปลีลวงเร้า เดือน 12 โหรา ขึ้น 6 ฅ่ำ ภ่ำว่าได้วัน 3 แกล่ข้าพระกัญเชยยะก่ำแล ข้าขอติวิทธิสุก ๓ ประการ มีนิพพานเจ้าเปนยอดแท้ดีหลี นิจํ ธุวํ ธุวํ จุงนักเถิฏ ฯ พุทฺโธ พุทฺโธ ซะดาบ่เปนตัวธีเดียวธ่านเริย ทุเจ้าภะนายตนใดได้อ่าน พอพิจจรณาเอาภ่องเทิอะ ใจพี่ทุค็บ่อยู่ ไพใฅว่ธีเดียว ฯ The writing [of this manuscript] was completed at 8:00, Cuḷasakarāja 1284, a ruang rao year, on the sixth waxing-moon day of the twelfth hora month, the third day of the week, by Monk Kanchai (Kam). May I enjoy the three kinds of happiness of which Nibbāna is the ultimate one. Niccaṃ dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ buddho buddho. My handwriting does not look like textual letters. Monks and novices who read this manuscript are suggested using it carefully. I could barely focus [on writing the manuscript]. Remark: The date corresponds to Monday, 28 August 1922 (1284 Bhadrapada 6).
Other notes:
(Left side of the first folio) “Mahāvana, Phukam Version, 80 gathā in total”.

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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