---

DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0113 00867

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792682

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:

20 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Vanappavesana (the forest-entry section) is the fourth section of the 13 sections of the Vessantara jataka. The contents describe that Prince Vessantara led Princess Maddi, Jali and Kanha to Mount Vamka. On their way to Mount Vamka they were welcomed by King Jetarat. The king asked Prince Vessantara to rule Jetarat kingdom together with him. But Prince Vessantara denied and asked the king for directions to Vamka hill. When they arrived at Mount Vamka, they separately stayed in two Sala (pavilion) which had already been erected there.

Colophon:

วัณณปเวส จบับกัมแพงชั้นในแล ตัวหนังสือข้ามันบ่งามแล ชะไพด่าข้าเขาเนิอะ ฯ Vanapavesana, Kamphaeng Chan Nai Version. My handwriting is not beautiful. Please do not condemn me.

Other notes:

(Left side of the first folio, written in Thai Nithet script) “Vanapavesana”.

---

Item 1 - Title in Native script:

วนบเวส์นฯ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Vanapavesasna

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Vanapavesasna (The Wandering)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lan Na