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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00056

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518671

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:

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:

4.5 x 55.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.5 x 55.5 cm

Text block dimension:

4 x 50 cm

Number of pages:

34 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

Sakkhatti or Chakhatti (the six nobles) is the twelfth of the 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jataka. The tells that King Sonsai (Sanjaya) accompanied by Queen Phussatī, Jali, Kanha and four ministers travelled to Mount Vamka in order to invite the ascetic Vessantara to return to Sivi. While the six nobles were facing each other, each of them was crying bitterly and they became unconscious. Then it started to rain which made everyone regain consciousness. Then all of them apologized to Vessantara for their mistakes and invited him to abandon his ascetic robe and return to the city.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສັກຂະຕິ ຜູກ 10

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Chakhatti, Phuk 10

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The section of the six princes, fascicle 10

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao