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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0126 00472

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/793217

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.12-07-091-00.

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Novice Braḥmasona

Copying date in native date:

13, 12 [lunar] Cuḷasakarāja 1225

Copying date in Gregorian:

1863 October 10

Begin Year Date:

1863

End Year Date:

1863

Script:

Dhamma Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

5 cm x 54.5 cm

Text block dimension:

3.5 cm x 47.0 cm

Number of pages:

24 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

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:

May the merit derived from writing this manuscript support me to reach Nibbāna. As the fruition of the merit is greatly enormous, may it also be expanded to my family members and my teachers. In CS 1225, a ka khai year, on the thirteenth waning-moon day of the twelfth [lunar] month, the seventh day of the week, Novice Braḥmasona wrote the manuscript at Wat Si Bun Rüang, near the main road. I wrote the manuscript during my stay of assistance to Sawathu Cao Luang Chaiyawut.

Other notes:

The date corresponds to Saturday, 10 October 1863 (1225 Bhadrapada 28).

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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