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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0126 00174
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792919
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:
Monk Sommaṇa
Copying date in native date:
15, 11 (lunar) Cuḷasakarāja 1239
Copying date in Gregorian:
1877 September 08
Script:
Dhamma Lan Na
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript paper dimension:
4.8 cm x 58.0 cm
Text block dimension:
3.5 cm x 52.0 cm
Number of pages:
18 pages
Number of blank pages:
3 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The king of Jetuttara Nagara, had three sons: Anilla, Gandha and Sujavannacakka. Meanwhile, in Rajagrha, a young woman named Khemavati who had drunk some urine left by a bull in one of his tracks gave birth to a girl named Ummādanti. Once grown up, Ummadanti went in search of her father, the bull. While crossing a forest, she met Prince Sujavanṇacakka. After having flirted for a while, they both fell in love with each other. The prince brought Ummādanti to Jetuttara Nagara where King Jumbu had his son ascend the throne and conducted a wedding ceremony. After having reigned for some time, Sujavanṇácakka and Ummadanti went back to the jungle and became hermits.
Colophon:
Metteyya santike anāgate sabbaññutañāṇa-arahattākāle niccaṃ dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ. Monk Sommaṇa inscribed this manuscript by himself when he was a monk in CS 1239, a moeng pao year, on the fifteenth waning-moon day of the eleventh [lunar] month, the first day of the week, at midnight, a ka pao day as the Tai say. May the merit derived writing this manuscript reward me with sharp wisdom and the Nibbāna. May this merit support my family members, my teachers, and all lay supports to reach Nibbāna and to stay away from Māra and all dangers. May the merit definitely support me like a shadow.
Other notes:
This date corresponds with Saturday, 8 September 1877 (1239 Bhadrapada 1).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
สุชวัณณะชาดก ผูก 5
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Sujavaṇṇa Jātaka, Phūk V
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Suchavanna Jataka, Fifthfascicle
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali; Tai Yuan
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