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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00125
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518740
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
Yes
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Phò (father) Khamfong and Mae (mother) Khamfong (the parent of Khamfong).
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copying date in native date:
ແຮມ 9 ຄ່ໍາ ວັນ 3 ມື້ ກົດເສັດ ເດືອນ 3 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດ 1269 ຕົວປີ ເມິ່ງມົດ.
Copying date in Gregorian:
1907 February 06
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
4.6 x 57 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
4.6 x 57 cm
Text block dimension:
3.8 x 51.8 cm
Number of pages:
48 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Sakkhatti or Chakhatti (the Section of the Six Princes) is the twelfth section of the 13 sections of Vessantara Jataka. The text mentions King Sonsai (Sanjaya) accompanied with Queen Phusatī, Jali, Kanha and four ministers travelled to Mount Vamka in order to invite Ascetic Vessantara returned the kingdom of Sivi. While the six princes facing each other, each of them was crying bitterly and became unconscious. At the time a shower of rain fell down and everyone became conscious. Then all of them apologized Ascetic Vessantara for their mistakes and invited him disrobed from ascetichood and returned the city.
Colophon:
Folio 24 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1269, a moeng mot year, on the ninth waning day of the third [lunar] month, the third day of the week (Tuesday), a kot set day, the writing [of this manuscript] was finished at the time of the morning drum (between 7.30-o’clock). Phò (father) Kham Fòng and Mae (Mother) Kham Fòng (the parent of Kham Fòng) had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript-bundle entitled] Maha Vessantara Jataka to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years, definitely. Nibbāna paccayo hotu no niccaṃ dhuvaṃ (May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvāna, contantly and certainly).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ສະຂັດຕິ (ສັກກະຕິ)
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Chakhatti
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The section of the six princes
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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