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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0126 00457

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/793202

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 Paññā

Copying date in native date:

6, 11 (lunar) Cuḷasakarāja 1265

Copying date in Gregorian:

1903 August 14

Begin Year Date:

1903

End Year Date:

1903

Script:

Dhamma Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

5 cm x 54 cm

Text block dimension:

3.5 cm x 47.0 cm

Number of pages:

36 pages

Number of blank pages:

3 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Damaged

Description of manuscript content:

Dānakaṇḍa or Thanakhan means "Alms-giving" and is the third of the 13 sections of Vessantara Jataka. The story tells of Queen Phussadī who asked her husband, King Sonsai (Sanjaya) who ruled Sivi kingdom, to reduce the banishment of her dear son. But her effort failed. Before leaving the kingdom, Prince Vessantara distributed many gifts which were called "Satta jataka maha dana" (seven kinds of alms-gifts) including elephants, horses, carts, servants, dairy cows, and male and female slaves, 700 each. Thereafter the Prince along with Maddī and their children, Jali and Kanha left the kingdom to leave for Mount Vamkata.

Colophon:

Nibbāna paccayo hotu me niccaṃ dhuvaṃ dhuvaṃ anāgate kāle. [The writing of this manuscript was completed] in CS 1265, a ka mao year, on the sixth waning-moon day of the eleventh [lunar] month, the third day of the week. Novice Paññā wrote the manuscript. My handwriting is not beautiful. “This manuscript is titled Dānakaṇḍa, Phra Müangkaeo version” (Thai script).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

เวสสันตรชาตกะ-ทานกัณฑ์

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Vessantara Jātaka-Dānakaṇḍa

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Vessantara Jataka-Danakhan (The Gifts)

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Tai Yuan