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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0126 00386

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/793131

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.12-07-001-00

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in Gregorian:

1918

Begin Year Date:

1918

End Year Date:

1918

Script:

Dhamma Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

5 cm x 44.0 cm

Text block dimension:

4 cm x 38.5 cm

Number of pages:

48 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Prince Suvannamegha, son of King Sudassa, was expelled from the kingdom of Benares following intrigues perpetrated against him by a minor queen. He wandered in the jungle, accompanied by a golden-hair dog, and found refuge in a hermitage where he studied the arts and sciences before marrying Gandhamalā, the hermit's daughter. Later on, the minor queen's daughter was offered as food to a yakşa. The young prince. freed her and was placed on the throne of Benares by his father, King Sudassa.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

สุวัณณเมฆะ ผูก 2

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Suvannamegha, Phūk II

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Suwannamekha, Second fascicle

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Tai Yuan