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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0126 00570

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/793315

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.12-07-039-00.

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in Gregorian:

1835

Begin Year Date:

1835

End Year Date:

1835

Place of copying:

Wat Ban Hong Luang, Lamphun

Script:

Dhamma Lan Na

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4 cm x 51.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4 cm x 51.5 cm

Text block dimension:

4.5 cm x 43.5 cm

Number of pages:

32 pages

Number of blank pages:

4 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

In this Jātaka story inscribes the time when the Bodhisatta was born as Prince JanasSandha, a son of King Braḥmadata king of, at Bārāṇasī city (modern Benares). When grew up, he studied several subjects in Takasilā Institute before h. He was back and assisted to help his father to rule and govern the city by teaching Dhamma to the people. When his father passed away, Prince JanasSandha ruledBodhisatta was coronated as a king of the kingdom.

Colophon:

I finished the writing of this manuscript at the time of the evening drum. My handwriting is totally not beautiful. There are still mistakes. The letters are unstably small as hens’ eyes and big as buffalos’ eyes. I wrote it at Wat Ban Hong Kaeo Dòn Than.

Other notes:

This date corresponds to 1835 CE.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ชนสันทะ ผูก 4

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Janasanda, Phūk IV

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Chanasantha, Fourth fascicle

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Tai Yuan