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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00150

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518765

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:

4.6 x 56.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.6 x 56.5 cm

Text block dimension:

3.3 x 51.5 cm

Number of pages:

32 pages

Number of blank pages:

4 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Damaged

Description of manuscript content:

Kumman or Kumāra (the section on the children) is the eighth section of the 13 sections of Vessantara Jataka. The content describes: Brahmin Jujaka arrived at Mount Vamka and stayed overnight near the hermitage of Ascetic Vessantara. At dawn on the next morning, Jujaka was waited until Princess Maddī went away for looking for fruits. He then came out and begged to have Prince Jali and Princess Kanha from Vessantara. When the children realized that the Brahmin begging themselves, they were so scared and concealed themselves under the lotus leaves in the pond. Ascetic Vessantara called them and made them understood about his wishes. Then the ascetic gave them to Jujaka. Jujaka was binding their hands together and dragged them out of there.

Colophon:

Folio 18 on the recto side: Hua Pho Phia Pha and his wife [from] Ban Vat That village sponsored the making of [this manuscript].

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ກຸມມານປາຍ ບັ້ນປາຍ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Kumāra, Ban Pai

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The section of the children, the last part

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao