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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0126 00308

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/793053

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:

Novice Thananchai

Copying date in native date:

5, 11 (lunar) Cuḷasakarāja 1245

Copying date in Gregorian:

1883 August 08

Place of copying:

Wat Cedi Yang Som, Lamphun

Script:

Dhamma Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

5.5 cm x 51 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

5.5 cm x 51 cm

Text block dimension:

4 cm x 43.0 cm

Number of pages:

35 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Dānakaṇḍa or Thanakhan means "Alms-giving" and is the third of the 13 sections of Vessantara Jataka. The story tells of Queen Phussadī who asked her husband, King Sonsai (Sanjaya) who ruled Sivi kingdom, to reduce the banishment of her dear son. But her effort failed. Before leaving the kingdom, Prince Vessantara distributed many gifts which were called "Satta jataka maha dana" (seven kinds of alms-gifts) including elephants, horses, carts, servants, dairy cows, and male and female slaves, 700 each. Thereafter the Prince along with Maddī and their children, Jali and Kanha left the kingdom to leave for Mount Vamkata.

Colophon:

[The writing of this manuscript] was completed at night, on the fourth day of the week, in CS 1245, a ka met year, on the fifth waxing-moon day of the eleventh [lunar] month. I wrote this manuscript during my stay of assistance to Sawathu Cao Luang Sommano at Wat Ce di. I am Novice Thananchai. My handwriting is not that beautiful. Please do not condemn me.

Other notes:

This date corresponds with Wednesday, 8 August 1883 (1245 Sravana 5).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

เวสสันตรชาตกะ-ทานกัณฑ์

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Vessantara Jātaka-Dānakaṇḍa

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Vessantara Jataka-Danakhan (The Gifts)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Tai Yuan