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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0126 00572

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/793317

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 native date:

2, 01 (lunar) Cuḷasakarāja 1178

Copying date in Gregorian:

1835 August 19

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?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

4 cm x 51.5 cm

Text block dimension:

3.5 cm x 43.0 cm

Number of pages:

24 pages

Number of blank pages:

2 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:

[The writing of this manuscript] was completed on a Tuesday, at noon, in CS 1178, a rawai cai year, in the rainy season, on the second waxing-moon day of the first [lunar] month, a Tuesday, at noon. I wrote the manuscript to sustain the continuation of Buddhism to last until [the end of] 5,000 years. I wrote the manuscript during my stay of assistance to Sathu Cao Chaiyasòn at Wat Ban Hong Kaeo.

Other notes:

This date corresponds to Wednesday, 19 August 1835 (1197 Sravana 25).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ชนสันทะ ผูก 6

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Janasanda, Phūk VI

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Chanasantha, Sixth fascicle

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Tai Yuan