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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0126 00682
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/793427
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.12-20-022-01
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Monk Dhanañjaya
Copying date in native date:
1, 12 (lunar) Cuḷasakarāja 1288
Copying date in Gregorian:
1926 September 22
Script:
Dhamma Lan Na
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript paper dimension:
4.7 cm x 30 cm
Text block dimension:
3.5 cm x 24.0 cm
Number of pages:
34 pages
Number of blank pages:
4 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The young boy told various events to Phraya Chao Müang (the ruler of the city). Before his departure, Phraya Chao Müang gave him a Sali Kanchai Kaeo sword (two or four-edged dagger) complete with weapons in order to find the daughter. Then he said goodbye and traveled to various cities. He built a boat to cross the river, called on the princess and asked the different people. In that way he went in the direction and found a cage that imprisoned people. There are two people in that cage waiting for the giant serpent to eat. When the young child, Bodhisattva saw he went to help and requested to go into the cage that held both of her. Although both of them forbid the little child had no fear. Then the hungry giant serpent came to the cage. The young child fired a fire arrow and the giant serpent then ran away. The young boy released two women. The giant serpent disappeared with pain because of the fire arrow in the eye.
Colophon:
[The writing of this manuscript] was completed at the time of the evening drum in CS 1288, a rawai yi year, on the first waning-moon day of the twelfth [lunar] month, a Wednesday. Thu (monk) Dhanañjaya wrote the manuscript. May I attain Nibbāna in the future. Nibbānaṃ niccaṃ.
Other notes:
This date corresponds to Wednesday, 22 September 1926 (1288 Bhadrapada 16).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ลายงู ผูก 4
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Lāi Ńu, Phūk IV
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Lai Ngu (The tale of the Pattern of Serpent), Fourth fascicle
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali; Tai Yuan
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