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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0126 00119

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792864

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:

Khanan (ex-monk) Manorot

Copying date in native date:

12 (lunar) 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 44 cm

Number of pages:

34 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Sakkapabba or Sakkaban (the section on Sakka or Indra) is the tenth section of the 13 sections of Veassantara Jataka. The content mentions about Sakka or Indra transformed as a Brahmin and bagged Princess Maddi from Vessantara. Vessantara gave Maddi to the Brahmin. Then the Bramin gave Maddi back and also eight blessings to Vessantara such as may the people of the Sivi city forgive him and invite him back home.

Colophon:

This manuscript was produced by Khanan (ex-monk) Manorot to sustain the continuation of the Teachings of the Buddha until [the end of] 5,000 years. The writing was finished in CS 1061, a kat mao year, in the twelfth [lunar] month.

Other notes:

This date corresponds with CE 1699/1700.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

เวสสันตรชาตกะ- สักบัรพ์

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Vessantara Jātaka- Sakkapabba

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Vessantara Jataka- Sakkaban (the section on Sakka or Indra)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Tai Yuan