The ruler of Muang Nòng Tòng Lek Kòn Tai Phrā Takā Lòi; Nāng Kāt (live in Pratū Thā Pae)
Catalog reference:
ชม. 09-11-013-00
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Ca-re Muang Nòng (anonymous)
Copying date in native date:
12th (lunar) Cūḷasakarāja 1238
Copying date in Gregorian:
1876 October or November
Script:
Shan; Burmese
Writing support:
Mulberry paper – Leporello format
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
17.5 x 40 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
17.5 x 40 cm
Text block dimension:
14.5 x 32.5 cm
Number of pages:
286 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
Yes
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Once the Buddha stayed in Avantī. His disciple, Sōṇa gave sermon to bandits until they faith and ordained to be Buddhist monks. Later, they went to see the Buddha and he taught them about bailing water out of a boat which helps us ashore faster, that is we must get rid of greed, anger and delusion that supports us to be Arahanta faster. After that, he gave a sermon about Chatthan Jātaka, the story when the Buddha was the Chatthan elephant which was cut ivories by a hunter for offering to the queen of Varanasi city. When the Chatthan elephant realized that this is the time to redeem its bad karma, he let the hunter cut the ivories and died.
Colophon:
တွင်းတ လိၼ်ႁွင်းမိုင်း႟ လၵ်ပွႆးမတ်ဢဝ် တႃၼတင်းလူၽြႃးတၵ်ၵႃလွႆမေ် သေ်ပေႃ်းဝႃ ၸဝ်ဢရိမိတ်တေ် ပေႃ်မႃး ဢဝ်ၼေ် ႁႂ်ၽြႃးၶျွတ် ႁႂ်ႁွတ်ၼိၵ်ပၼ်သေ်ၵံး
ပီႁိင်ၼိုင်သွင်ပၵ်သံသိပ်ပိတ် လိုၼ်သိပ်သွင်
I pay homage to Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha as well as teachers. May the benefit derived from producing this manuscript support me to be born and see Buddhism, perform alm--giving, observe the religious precepts in every life for supporting me to reach Nibbāna in the future.
Other notes:
The front and back cover folios as well as the spine are decorated with lacquer and gilded with gold leaf. The manuscript is in complete condition.