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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00839

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537467

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Jataka

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 x 54.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4 x 54.5 cm

Text block dimension:

3 x 49.5 cm

Number of pages:

28 pages

Number of blank pages:

4 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Description of manuscript content:

Thatsaphòn or the ten blessings is the first episode of the 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jataka which contains 16 fascicles in total. In the Buddha’s lifetime, while residing in Kapilavatthu, the Buddha delivered a sermon to his father, King Suddhodana, princes of the Sakya family and the Sangha. The Buddha described his last existence as Prince Vessantara and the story of his mother, Queen Phusati, who was the queen of God Indra. Before her time in the heaven was about to end to be reborn as a human in the world, she asked God Indra for the ten blessings. He gave her the ten blessings as she had requested and poured holy water on her palms.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ທັດສະວະຣາ (ທັດສະພອນ)

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Dasavara

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The ten blessings

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao