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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0126 00400
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/793145
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:
Anonymous
Copying date in native date:
9, 11 (lunar) Cuḷasakarāja 1135
Copying date in Gregorian:
1773 August 12
Script:
Dhamma Lan Na
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript paper dimension:
5 cm x 51 cm
Text block dimension:
3.5 cm x 41.5 cm
Number of pages:
28 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
Yes
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Sakkhatti or Chakhatti (the six nobles) is the twelfth of the 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jataka. The tells that King Sonsai (Sanjaya) accompanied by Queen Phussatī, Jali, Kanha and four ministers travelled to Mount Vamka in order to invite the ascetic Vessantara to return to Sivi. While the six nobles were facing each other, each of them was crying bitterly and they became unconscious. Then it started to rain which made everyone regain consciousness. Then all of them apologized to Vessantara for their mistakes and invited him to abandon his ascetic robe and return to the city.
Colophon:
In CS 1135, a ka sai year, on the ninth waning-moon day of the eleventh [lunar] month, the fourth day of the week, in early afternoon, [the writing of this manuscript was finished]. Because I am old and my eyesight is not good, please be careful when using the manuscript. I wrote the manuscript so that Buddhism could be prolonged [5,000 years]. Nibbāna paccayo hontu metteyya santike anāgate kāle niccaṃ dhuvaṃ.
Other notes:
(1135 Sravana 24).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
เวสสันตระ - ฉขัตติยะ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Vessantara Jātaka - Chakhattiya
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Vessantara Jataka - Sakkhattiya
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali; Tai Yuan
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