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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0113 00866

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792681

Country:

Thailand

City (Province):

Nan

Name of collection:

Wat Monthian

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in native date:

Anonymous

Copying date in Gregorian:

1821

Place of copying:

Anonymous

Script:

Dhamma Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

6 x 60 cm

Text block dimension:

4.5 x 49 cm

Number of pages:

22 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Dānakaṇḍa or Thanakhan means "Alms-giving" and is the third of the 13 sections of Vessantara Jataka. The story tells of Queen Phussadī who asked her husband, King Sonsai (Sanjaya) who ruled Sivi kingdom, to reduce the banishment of her dear son. But her effort failed. Before leaving the kingdom, Prince Vessantara distributed many gifts which were called "Satta jataka maha dana" (seven kinds of alms-gifts) including elephants, horses, carts, servants, dairy cows, and male and female slaves, 700 each. Thereafter the Prince along with Maddī and their children, Jali and Kanha left the kingdom to leave for Mount Vamkata.

Colophon:

ปริปุณณะแล้วยามแตรจักใกล้เที่ยงแก่ข้าน้อยแลเจ้าเหิย ตัวบ่งามสักงายแลนายเหิย ค่อยพิจจรณาหื้อถี่ๆ แท้เนิอเจ้าเหิย ฯ อาลหนฺตา มคฺคยาณํ ทิณฺณํ นิพฺพาน ปจฺจโย โหนฺตุ โน ฯ The writing [of this manuscript] was completed at the time of the forenoon horn. My handwriting is not beautiful. Please read it carefully. Arahantā maggañāṇaṃ dinnaṃ nibbāna paccayo hontu no.

Other notes:

(Left side of the first folio) “Dānakaṇḍa, Kamphaeng Chan Nai Version, 209 gathā in total”.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ทาฯนกณ์ดฯ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Dānakaṇḍa

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Dānakaṇḍa (The Gifts)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lan Na