Nòi (ex-novice) Nandā; his wife Mrs. Oei; his children
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Monk Kuṇā
Copying date in native date:
6, 10 (lunar) Cuḷasakarāja 1239
Copying date in Gregorian:
1877 July 31
Script:
Dhamma Lan Na
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript paper dimension:
4 cm x 42.5 cm
Text block dimension:
3 cm x 36.0 cm
Number of pages:
58 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Adiccarājā, king of Uttarapañcala, and Queen Candādevi had a son named Sudhana. One day, a hunter caught the kinnari Manorah in one of his traps and came to offer her to the young prince who married her. Sometime later, a purohita treacherously convinced King Adiccarāja to hand over Manorah to a yakşa so that he might devour her. Manorah managed to escape and was found by Prince Sudhana who had gone out in search of her. The young prince brought Manorah back to Uttarapancala and ascended his father's throne.
Colophon:
May the merit derived from writing this manuscript to sustain the continuation of Buddhism 5000 years reward me with sharp wisdom to understand all Dhamma puzzles. May I be reborn in the period of Metteyya Buddha. In CS 1239, a dap pao year, on the sixth waning-moon day of the tenth [lunar] month, the third day of the week, I, Monk Kuṇā, wrote the manuscript during my stay of assistance to Sathu Cao Luang Sommana. The principal initiator was Nòi (ex-novice) Nandā, together with his wife Mrs. Oei and his children, who supported the production of this manuscript for Buddhism with provisional tools. They wish the threefold happiness of which Nibbāna is the ultimate one.
Other notes:
The date corresponds to Tuesday, 31 July 1877 (1236 Toutyashada 21).