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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0126 00377
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/793122
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.12-07-004-00
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Novice Kòngchai
Copying date in native date:
4, 09 (lunar) Cuḷasakarāja 1280
Copying date in Gregorian:
1918 May 29
Place of copying:
Wat Ban Hong Luang, Lamphun
Script:
Dhamma Lan Na
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
5 cm x 49.0 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
5 cm x 49.0 cm
Text block dimension:
4 cm x 42.0 cm
Number of pages:
40 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Maddī or Princess Maddi, the Vessantara’s consort, is the ninth section and 12th fascicle in the Vessantara Jataka. When Princess Maddi goes away for fruits. As she is returning, she finds her way barred by three fierce animals including a lion, a tiger and a leopard. Having known that Jūjaka was away with her two children. By the time, three beasts sent by Indra let her pass. When Maddi arrives back at the hermitage having found no children anywhere. She inquiries from her husband what has happened to them. But he keeps silent. She is very upset, burst into tears and falls down.
Colophon:
[The writing of this manuscript was completed] in CS 1280, a poek sanga year, on the fourth waning-moon day of the ninth [lunar] month, at the time of the evening horn. Novice Kòngchai wrote the manuscript during his stay of assistance to Sawathu Phi Luang Chaiya at Wat Si Bun Rüang, Ban Hong. My handwriting is not beautiful and only readable. There are still some mistakes left. Monks and novices who read this manuscript are suggested being careful. I am not good at writing palm-leaf manuscripts. Sudinnaṃ vattame dānaṃ sabbadānaṃ dhammadānaṃ nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ.
Other notes:
The date corresponds to Wednesday, 29 May 1918 (1280 Jyestha 19).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
เวสสันตรชาตกะ – มัทที
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Vessantara Jātaka- Maddī
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Vessantara Jataka- Matthī (Princess Matsi)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali; Tai Yuan
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