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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00049
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518664
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
Yes
Current Status:
In situ
Subject matter:
Jataka
Begin Year Date:
1800
End Year Date:
1900
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
4.5 x 57.9 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
4.5 x 57.9 cm
Text block dimension:
4 x 51.8 cm
Number of pages:
36 pages
Number of blank pages:
4 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Himmaphan or Himavanta, the section on the Himalaya is the second of the 13 sections of the Vessantara Jataka. It describes Prince Vessantara’s birth, his marriage to Princess Maddī, and their two beloved children named "Jali" and "Kanha". Then, Prince Vessantara was deported to the forest by the citizens of the Sivi to give away the invaluable white elephant of the city to Kalingka city. Maddī asked Prince Vessantara to accompany her to the forest. Then she narrated the region of the Himalaya as if she had already seen it.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ຫິມມະພານ ບັ້ນຕົ້ນ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Himavanta, Ban Ton
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The Himalaya forest, the first part
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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