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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0126 00309

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/793054

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 Gregorian:

1883

Begin Year Date:

1883

End Year Date:

1883

Place of copying:

Wat Cedi Yang Som, Lamphun

Script:

Dhamma Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

5.5 cm x 51 cm

Text block dimension:

4 cm x 43.0 cm

Number of pages:

28 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Vanappavesana (the forest-entry section) is the fourth section of the 13 sections of the Vessantara jataka. The contents describe that Prince Vessantara led Princess Maddi, Jali and Kanha to Mount Vamka. On their way to Mount Vamka they were welcomed by King Jetarat. The king asked Prince Vessantara to rule Jetarat kingdom together with him. But Prince Vessantara denied and asked the king for directions to Vamka hill. When they arrived at Mount Vamka, they separately stayed in two Sala (pavilion) which had already been erected there.

Colophon:

[The writing of this manuscript] was completed at night during my stay of assistance to Sawathu Cao Sommano at Wat Cedi Yang Som. I have just recently started learning to inscribe palm-leaf manuscripts. My handwriting is totally not beautiful and there are still some mistakes. Please correct any mistakes left and do not condemn me. I am Novice Thananchai. I have just recently started practicing [of writing palm-leaf manuscripts].

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

เวสสันตรชาตกะ – วนปเวสน์

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Vessantara Jātaka- Vanapavesana

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Vessantara Jataka- Vanapavesana (The forest-entry)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Tai Yuan