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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0126 00749

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/793494

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.12-07-016-00

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Kāvijaya

Copying date in native date:

Cuḷasakarāja 1259

Copying date in Gregorian:

1894

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 31 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.5 cm x 31 cm

Text block dimension:

3 cm x 27.5 cm

Number of pages:

60 pages

Number of blank pages:

3 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Mullatantrai was to provide good lessons to governors and soldiers who performed duties as judges. These were to encourage them to judge cases fairly and to cultivate good morals and behaviour.

Colophon:

[The writing of this manuscript] was completed at the time of the evening drum on the sixth day of the week. I, Kāvijaya, wrote this manuscript for Khruba Sommana of Wat Ban Hong. May the merit derived from writing this manuscript support me and my family members. I wish for the threefold happiness of which Nibbāna is the ultimate one. CS 1259, a ka rao year. May I be endowed with sharp wisdom.

Other notes:

This year corresponds to 1894 CE.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

มูลกันเตยยะ ผูก 3

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Mūlakanteyya, Phūk III

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Mulakantrai, Third fascicle

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Tai Yuan