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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0076 00213
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628566
Country:
Thailand
City (Province):
Chiang Mai
Name of collection:
Wat Papao
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Anonymous
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copyist:
Anonymous
Copying date in native date:
14th (waning) 11th (lunar) Cūḷasakarāja 1288
Copying date in Gregorian:
1899 May 05
Script:
Shan; Burmese
Writing support:
Mulberry paper – Leporello format
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
17.5 x 39 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
17.5 x 39 cm
Text block dimension:
14 x 33.5 cm
Number of pages:
277 pages
Number of blank pages:
6 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
Yes
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
A wealthy family had a son named Sumedha who was a solitary man. When his parents passed away, he got all the inheritance. However, he donated it all and became a hermit living in a forest. One day, he saw a group of people clearing up a street when he was flying on the way to get fruits. He asked them and was told that they were preparing the street for welcoming the Buddha. He volunteered to join the preparation. However, when the Buddha arrived, the street in his charge had not been done yet and was full of mud. Thus, he stretched his body on the ground as a bridge letting the Buddha and his disciples walk on his back. Then, The Buddha predicted that Sumedha would become a Buddha in the future.
Colophon:
I Copied completed in (Cūḷasakarāja) 1288, the eleventh [lunar] month, the fourteenth day of the waning moon. Remark: This date corresponds to 1288 Asvina 2
Other notes:
The front cover and the back cover are decorated with cinnabar. The back cover is damaged. The inner side of the manuscript is severely damaged by insects.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
သုငမထ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Sumedha
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Sumedha
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Shan; Pali
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