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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0076 00200

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628553

Country:

Thailand

City (Province):

Chiang Mai

Name of collection:

Wat Papao

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Nāng Cing, inhabiting the foothill of Saket Mount

Catalog reference:

ชม.-09-07-011-00

Subject matter:

Jataka

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in native date:

9th (waxing) 6th (lunar) Cūḷasakarāja 1277

Copying date in Gregorian:

1915 April 22

Script:

Shan; Burmese

Writing support:

Mulberry paper – Leporello format

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

18 x 42cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

18 x 42cm

Text block dimension:

14.5 x 37 cm

Number of pages:

290 pages

Number of blank pages:

29 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

Yes

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The manuscript is a Jātaka tale pertaining to Bodhisattva's previous existence as Prince Vessantara or a prince of Sīphī kingdom. When he grew up, he got married with a princess named Madri and had two children named Chālī and Kaṇhā. Prince Vessantara always made donations to people. One day, he donated a holy elephant of the kingdom to a Brāhmiṇ from another kingdom and was thus driven away by the people of Sīphī. Later, Vessantara donated his children to an old Brahmin and donated his wife to disguised God Indra. After that, the king and the people of Sīphī invited Vessatara back to the city.

Colophon:

I copied this manuscript from the original version written by Cao Kò Lī in BE 2402 and sponsored by Phò Sāng Òn. The copying of this manuscript was done in CS 1277, on the ninth day of the waxing moon of the sixth lunar month. Remark: This date corresponds to Thursday, 22 April 1915 (1277 Vaisakha 9).

Other notes:

The front cover and the back cover are decorated with black lacquer and gilded with gold leaves. The content of the manuscript is slightly damaged by insects. (The inner flyleaf) This religious manuscript entitled Vessantara Jātaka was sponsored by Nng Cing, inhabiting the foothill of Saket Mount. May we live happily and reach Nibbāna.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ဝုၺ်သၼ်ြတႃ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Vessantara

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Vessantara Jataka

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Shan; Pali