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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00129

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518744

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Phò Ī Nyui (the father of Ms. Nyui) together with his wife and parents.

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copying date in native date:

ແຮມ 14 ຄ່ຳ ວັນ 1 ມື້ ຮັບມົດ ເດືອນ 5 ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ 1257 ຕົວປີ ຮັບມົດ

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 58.3 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.7 x 58.3 cm

Text block dimension:

3.5 x 52.2 cm

Number of pages:

40 pages

Number of blank pages:

4 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

Thanakhan or Dānaka means "Alms-giving" is the third section of the 13 sections of Vessantara Jataka. Thanakhan ban ton is the fisrt part of the episode. The text mentions about the great alms-giving of Vessantara. Before leaving his kingdom to Mount Vamka, Prince Vessantara distributed many things as gifts which called "Satta jataka maha dana" (seven kinds of alms-gifts) including elephants, horses, carts, servants, dairy cows, male and female slaves, 700 each. Then Prince Vessantara, his wife Maddī and his two children, Jali and Kanha left the kingdom directing to Mount Vamka.

Colophon:

Folio 20 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1257, a hap mot year, on the fourteenth waning day of the fifth [lunar] month, the first day of the week (Sunday), a hap mot day. The writing of this manuscript finished in the morning between 6.00-7.30 o’clock. Phò Ī Nyui together with his wife and parents were the principal initiators had the ardent religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Lam Maha Vessantara (Preaching of the Vessantara Jataka) to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May all our wishes and desires be fulfilled. Sadhu nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ (All right, Nirvava is the greatest bliss).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ທານະຂັນ ບັ້ນຕົ້ນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Dānaka, Ban Ton

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Alms-giving, first part

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao