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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0126 00117

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792862

Country:

Thailand

City (Province):

Lamphun

Name of collection:

Wat Ban Hong Luang

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in native date:

Cuḷasakarāja 1061

Copying date in Gregorian:

1699/1700

Script:

Dhamma Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.5 cm x 54 cm

Text block dimension:

3.5 cm x 51.0 cm

Number of pages:

32 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The Dasavara (Thatsaphon), the ten blessings, is the first episode of the 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jataka which contains 16 fascicles. While residing in Kapilavatthu the Buddha delivered a sermon to his father, King Suddhadana, Princess Sakya and the Sangha. He described his last existence as Prince Vessantara and the story of his mother, Queen Phusati who was the queen of Indra. Before finishing her time in heaven for being born as a human being in the world, she asked Indra for the ten blessings, and he gave her the ten blessings by pouring holy water on the palms of the queen’s hands.

Colophon:

[The writing of this manuscript] was completed in CS 1061, a kat mao year. May this merit support me to reach Nibbāna. I spent one month on completing the writing. My handwriting is not beautiful.

Other notes:

This date corresponds with CE 1699/1700

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

เวสสันตรชาตกะ- ทสวระ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Vessantara Jātaka-Dasavara

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Vessantara Jataka-Dasavara (Ten Blessing)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Tai Yuan