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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00305
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/518920
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
Yes
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Saen Chan from Ban Keun, Namtha together with all his relatives
Subject matter:
Jataka
Copying date in native date:
ຂຶ້ນ 2 ຄໍ່າ ວັນ 6 ເດືອນ 9 ສັງກາດຣາຊະໄດ້ 1286 ຕົວປີ ກາບໃຈ້
Copying date in Gregorian:
1924 August 08
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
4.9 x 58 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
4.9 x 58 cm
Text block dimension:
3.8 x 50 cm
Number of pages:
44 pages
Number of blank pages:
5 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
Sakkhatti or Chakhatti (the Section of the Six Princes) is the twelfth section of the 13 sections of Vessantara Jataka. The text mentions King Sonsai (Sanjaya) accompanied with Queen Phusatī, Jali, Kanha and four ministers travelled to Mount Vamka in order to invite Ascetic Vessantara returned the kingdom of Sivi. While the six princes facing each other, each of them was crying bitterly and became unconscious. At the time a shower of rain fell down and everyone became conscious. Then all of them apologized Ascetic Vessantara for their mistakes and invited him disrobed from ascetichood and returned the city.
Colophon:
Folio 21 on the recto side: In Culasakkarat (CS) 1286, a kap chai year, on the second waxing day of the ninth [lunar] month, the sixth day of the week (Friday). The writing of this manuscript had been in the early morning at 5.00 o’clock. Saen Chan from Ban Koen, Namtha together with all his relatives had the ardent religious faith to donate money to support the making of this manuscript entitled Lam Maha Vessantara to support the Teachings of Gotama Buddha to last until the end of 5 thousand years. May all of us reach the three states of happiness with Nirvana as the ultimate goal. Niccaṃ dhuvaṃ (constantly and certainly).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ສັກກະຕິ ຜູກ 15
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Chakhatti, Phuk 15
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The section of the six princes, fascicle 15
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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