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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00834
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537462
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Phò (father) of I (Ms.) Nyui and his wife along with their parents.
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copying date in native date:
ແຮມ 14 ຄໍ່າ ວັນ 1 ມື້ຮັບມົດ ເດືອນ 5 ສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ 1257 ຕົວ ປີຮັບມົດ
Copying date in Gregorian:
1895 April 23
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
4.7 x 58.6 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
4.7 x 58.6 cm
Text block dimension:
3.5 x 48.6 cm
Number of pages:
38 pages
Number of blank pages:
5 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
Kumman or Kumāra (the section on the children) is the eighth of the 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jataka. The text describes the Brahmin Jujaka who arrived at Mount Vamka and stayed overnight near the hermitage of the Ascetic Vessantara. At dawn in the next morning, Jujaka waited until Princess Maddī left to earn fruits. He then came out and begged Vessantara for Prince Jali and Princess Kanha. When the children realized that they were being begged by the Brahmin, they were so scared that they hid themselves under the lotus leaves in the pond. The Ascetic Vessantara called them and made them understand his wishes. Then the ascetic gave them to Jujaka. Jujaka tied their hands together and dragged them out of the place.
Colophon:
Folio 19 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1257, a hap mot year, on the fifteenth day of the waning moon of the fifth [lunar] month, the first day of the week (Sunday), a hap mot day, in the morning (6:00–7:30), the writing of this manuscript was finished. Phò I Nyui (father of Ms. Nyui), together with parents, her husband and his wife, were the principal initiators who had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript bundle entitled Lam Maha Vessantara to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5 thousand years. May all our wishes and desires be fulfilled. Sādhu nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukkhaṃ (Good!, Nirvana is the greatest bliss).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ກຸມມານ (ບັ້ນຕົ້ນ)
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Kumāra (Ban Ton)
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The Children (first part)
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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