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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0126 00718

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/793463

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.12-07-095-02

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Monk Maṅgala

Copying date in native date:

9, 11 (lunar) Cuḷasakarāja 1258

Copying date in Gregorian:

1896 September 02

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:

4.5 cm x 33 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.5 cm x 33 cm

Text block dimension:

3 cm x 28.0 cm

Number of pages:

41 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Once upon a time, the Bodhisatta was born as a young poor man named Cittakumāra. One day, he found and rescued a six-ivory elephant who had been trapped. The elephant gave him one ivory in return. He brought it home. While he was away to earn money as a beggar, a lady living in the ivory appeared; she cleaned his house and prepared him food. Cittakumāra knew the fact and merited her. One day the king of the city wanted his wife. He challenged Cittakumāra with gambles but always lost. When the king passed away, Candakumāra was invited to become the ruler of the kingdom.

Colophon:

Monk Maṅgala wrote this manuscript with his own hand. May I be endowed with sharp wisdom and the threefold happiness of which Nibbāna is the ultimate one. Monk Maṅgala wrote this manuscript during his stay of assistance to Khruba Sommana at Ban Hong Chai in CS 1258, a rawai san year, at the time of the morning drum, on the ninth waning-moon day of the eleventh [lunar] month, the fourth day of the week. May the merit be transferred to my family members. My handwriting is not beautiful. Please correct any mistakes left.

Other notes:

This date corresponds to Wednesday, 2 September 1896 (1258 Sravana 24).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

จิตตมาณวกุมาร ผูก 2

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Cittamāṇavakumāra, Phūk II

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Chittamanavakumara, Second fascicle

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Tai Yuan