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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0126 00250

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/792995

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.12-07-033-00

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Novice Gandhā

Copying date in Gregorian:

1878

Begin Year Date:

1878

End Year Date:

1878

Script:

Dhamma Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.5 cm x 59 cm

Text block dimension:

3 cm x 53.5 cm

Number of pages:

36 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Prince Chao Buarawong and Prince Chao Suriya were sons of KingPhra Chao Phalai and Mrs Chanthra. When they grew up, they missed their home country. Prince Chao Suriya became a king. Prince Chao Buarawong had undertaken a journey and was cheated by a vicious wealthy man who took his crystal ball and sold it to the city ruler. The daughter of the city ruler helped him, and they got married to a millionaire. Later, Prince Buarawong helped his mother and brought her back to his palace. But a daughter of the millionaire helps him and finally Chao Buarawong marries her.

Colophon:

[The writing of this manuscript] was completed at the time that babies are asleep. Novice Gandhā has recently started learning to inscribe palm-leaf manuscripts. My handwriting was not beautiful and looks like crabs walking on rice ridges.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

บัวระวงส์หงส์อำมาจจ์ ผูก 8

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Buaravoṅsa Hoṅ Ammācca, Phūk VIII

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Buaravong Hong Ammat, Eighth fascicle

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Tai Yuan