Himavanta or Himaphan , the section on the Himalaya is the second of the 13 sections of the Vessantara Jataka. It describes Prince Vessantara’s birth, his marriage to Princess Maddī, and their two beloved children named "Jali" and "Kanha". Then, Prince Vessantara was deported to the forest by the citizens of the Sivi to give away the invaluable white elephant of the city to Kalingka city. Maddī asked Prince Vessantara to accompany her to the forest. Then she narrated the region of the Himalaya as if she had already seen it.
Colophon:
[The writing of this manuscript was completed] in CS 1279, a moeng sai year, on the eleventh waning-moon day of the seventh [lunar] month, the first day of the week as the Mon say. Novice Kòngchai wrote the manuscript so that the religion Teachings of the Budha could last until [the end of] 5,000 years or as long as the life of this manuscript.
Nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ.
Other notes:
The date corresponds to Sunday, 7 April 1918 (1279 Caitra2 26).