Nāng Sāng; Nāng Òng; Nāng Pao; Nāi Cāi Sai; Nāng Khaek; their family
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Care Nantā (Care Vimālā, Lāi Khā)
Copying date in native date:
Cūḷasakarāja 1376
Script:
Shan; Burmese
Writing support:
Mulberry paper – Leporello format
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
17 x 43 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
17 x 43 cm
Text block dimension:
12.5 x 37 cm
Number of pages:
214 pages
Number of blank pages:
2 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
Yes
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The Buddha presented this Jātaka story to monks. The story defines a poor couple who had two sons. The couple got blind and died. Bodhisatta and his younger brother reminded a wealthy man to repay money borrowed from their parents. The two brothers spent the money on their parents’ funeral. Later, the ruler passed away. People in the city invited Bodhisatta to become a new ruler and appointed his brother as a viceroy. This eventual success resulted from the merit derived from holding a funeral ceremony for their parents.
Colophon:
တေႃ်ၼင်ၸင်ၼႆႉ ၶႃတၵ်းမႃးဝုၺ်ၶျၵုသုဝ် ၸွတ်ႁွတ် ယႃလွတ်ယႃၶႂႃ မႃတႃပီတႃ သြႃသွၼ်တတ် ၵလုင် ၵုင်ၽၼ် ယႃၵျၼ်သၵ်းဢီ ၸ်ံတီ ပီ ၼွင်ႉ သံမုၵ်တြႃ ၼိတ်ႉထွင် ၽွင်းသွင် ဝုၺ်ႁွတ် ယႃလွတ်တင်းလုင်
ၸ်ံတီဝသုင်ထရီ ၽႂ်ၵေႃ်မႃးႁပ်ႉဢၵျုဝ်း ယေႃ်းၼမေႃ်း ဝႆသႃဝၼ်း ယွၼ်း ႁွတ်ဝိင်းတိင်လိုမ်ယၼ်း ၵံး႞ၵွၼ်ယဝ်ႉ မုၼ်႟မုၼ်ၼေႃ်း။
I spread this merit (derived from copying this manuscript) to my parents, my teachers, all being (poultries, terrestrial animals, and aquatic animals), ogres, deities, and the Goddess of the Earth. May they all gain the merit and reach Nibbāna in the future.
Remark: The date corresponding to AD 2014/15.
Other notes:
The front cover, the back cover, and the spine are not decorated.
(The inner flyleaf)
I put my hands on ten fingers to pay homage to the Buddha who is the supporter of all beings, the Dhamma, and the Sangha. I pay homage to my parents whose favour is as great as an ocean and Mount Sumeru . I pay homage to my teachers. If I still remain in the Cycle of Rebirths, may I have wisdom, never go to hell, become a disciple of the [future] Buddha, listen to the Dhamma of the Buddha, and reach Nibbāna with him.
Note:
This manuscript was copied from the original version written by Care Kham Hoeng Tāng Yān.
This Jātaka intends to teach people to repay their parents’ favour.