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EAP1123/4/8
- Record Id:
- 040-003708978
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003708970
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100109354498.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1123/4/8
- Title:
- Vessanatara Jātaka, Eleventh Bundle: Mahārāja
- Additional Titles:
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ရာဇာပဝ်ဨကဒသဝဂ္ဂ
RĀJĀPAW EKADASA WAGGA
พระเวสันดรชาดก กัณฑ์มหาราช
ဝေဿန္တရာဇာတ်တော်
- Scope & Content:
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Title in Burmese: ဝေဿန္တရာဇာတ်တော် .
Title in Thai: พระเวสันดรชาดก กัณฑ์มหาราช.
Title in Mon: ရာဇာပဝ်ဨကဒသဝဂ္ဂ.
Transliterated title: RĀJĀPAW EKADASA WAGGA.
Palm leaf manuscript of the Vessantara Jātaka, in 9 bundles, recounting one of Gotama Buddha''s past lives when he was Prince Vessantara, who gives all his possessions away. Note that the identification comes from the Thai name written in pen on the manuscripts - the Mon version of the name "Vessantuiw" is not found on any colophon. Each bundle has its own name in Mon, so I have listed each separately. The ordinals suggest that this is not a complete set; not all titles have an ordinal in them. I have listed them based on the Thai-language tags on the outside of the bundles. For this bundle, I give the Mon name as based on the Thai. The Pali ordinal suggests this is the 11th bundle. Further investigation needed.
Extent: 7 of 9 bundles, approximately 56 faces.
Condition of original material: Stylus-inscribed palm leaf manuscript with no ink rubbed into etchings. Some letters have slightly unusual shapes. Legible and in good condition, complete and in order. Surface of some leaves rough or a bit discoloured (but not dirty).
Custodial history: Handwriting is Thai Mon, so manuscript is of local provenance.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Recalling a Translocal Past: Digitising Thai-Mon palm-leaf manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003708970
040-003708978 - Is part of:
- EAP1123/4 : Wat Metārāng Collection
EAP1123/4/8 : Vessanatara Jātaka, Eleventh Bundle: Mahārāja - Hierarchy:
- 032-003708970[0008]/040-003708978
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1123/4
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 28 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1123-4-8
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Mon
- Scripts:
- Burmese
- Start Date:
- 1830
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- Mid 19th century-Late 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Thailand
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Arrangement:
- Ordering follows Mon letters of alphabet, KA to KAU
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located at Wat Metārāng temple วัดเมตารางค์ in Pathumthānī Province ปทุมธานี, Thailand.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)