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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00453

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537081

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Novice Chan from Vat Nong

Begin Year Date:

1900

End Year Date:

2000

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.4 x 58.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.4 x 58.5 cm

Text block dimension:

3.5 x 53.5

Number of pages:

26 pages

Number of blank pages:

0 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

Thanakhan or Dānaka means "Alms-giving" and is the third episode of the 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jātaka. Thanakhan ban ton is the first part of the episode. The text describes the great alms-giving of Vessantara. Before leaving his kingdom to go to Mount Vamka, Prince Vessantara distributed many things as gifts known as "Satta jataka mahā dāna" (seven kinds of alms-gifts) including elephants, horses, carts, servants, dairy cows, male and female slaves, 700 each. Then Prince Vessantara, his wife Maddī and his two children, Jali and Kanha, left the kingdom to arrive Mount Vamka.

Colophon:

Folio 13 on the recto side: The writing of this manuscript was at noon (10:30–12:00). May I be born as a good and intelligent person in the next lives. May I meet the Enlightened one. The handwriting is not so beautiful, do not laugh at me. My hands were rough because of never touching breasts of divorced girls. The making of this manuscript is to support the Teachings of the Buddha. The manuscript belongs to Vat Nong. Ai (Mr.) Chant from Vat Nong was the scribe.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

[ທານະຂັນ]

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

[Dānaka]

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Alms-giving

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao