Mahāvana or Mahapon means the great forest and is the seventh episode of the 13 episodes of Vessantara Jataka. It tells of the Brahmin Jūjaka who was wandering through the small forest and then met the ascetic Accuta who greeted him politely. The Brahmin lied to the ascetic that he was an emissary from Siphirat and the ascetic trusted him and welcomed with fruits and invited him to stay overnight in his hut. The next morning, the ascetic showed the Brahmin the way to Mount Vamkata.
Colophon:
[The writing of this manuscript] was completed in evening when birds are back home to sleep, at the time of the evening drum, on the fifth waning-moon day of the tenth [lunar] month, the third day of the week, CS 1265, a ka mao year. Novice Bodhilaṇkā wrote the manuscript during his stay of assistance to Khruba Cao Ban Hong.
Other notes:
The date corresponds to Tuesday, 14 July 1903 (1265 Ashadha 20).