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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0126 00229

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792974

Country:

Thailand

City (Province):

Lamphun

Name of collection:

Wat Ban Hong Luang

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Catalog reference:

ลพ.12-20-068-04

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Monk Phan Phromchitmat (Monk Phaccakit)

Copying date in native date:

9, 01 (lunar) Cuḷasakarāja 1298

Copying date in Gregorian:

1938 December 25

Place of copying:

Ban Mò, Lamphun

Script:

Dhamma Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.3 cm x 48.5 cm

Text block dimension:

3 cm x 42.5 cm

Number of pages:

64 pages

Number of blank pages:

4 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

At one time, the Buddha was dwelling in Jeta’s Grove near Savatthi giving a sermon describing the story of Devadatta Thera. Once upon a time, a king named Somphamit ruled the great city of Champa. He had a younger brother, Asomphamit, a Queen, Kaeoketsini, and two sons, Sayasena and Sayadatta. One day, Asomphamit planned to assassinate King Somphamit to obtain the royal throne. Fortunately, a loyal pasha informed the king. Then the king along with the queen and his two sons escaped from the kingdom. They traveled into a forest where they were in danger and experienced much suffering.

Colophon:

In CS 1298, on the ninth waxing-moon day of the first [lunar] month, a Friday, Monk Phaccakit wrote the manuscript while taking care of Sawathu Cao Mahāvaṃsa. I wrote this manuscript for Buddhism to last for 5,000 years. May I definitely possess sharp wisdom. Nibbāna paccayo hontu no niccaṃ dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ “Monk Phan Phromchitmat, Ban Mò” (Thai script).

Other notes:

This date corresponds with Friday, 25 December 1936 (1298 Asvina 9).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

สมภมิต

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sambhamitta

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Somphamit

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Tai Yuan