058 (Wat Jong Klang)
museum collection
Contents
Concertina book written in shan,burmese script
Shan text descriptor: Not specified Rhyming system: samʻ kivʻ
Story about a stingy Brhamana who had a vast farm of sugar canes but never gave his sugar cane to anyone for free. He had employed a man to look after his farm. One day, three arahant monks passed by the farm. The monks asked the man who look after the farm, about direct to the town Rajagraha. The man said the town is still far way from here and it's nearly dark now, so please stay overnight here sirs." The monks continued if there is any place to stay. The man said he will build a temporary hut for them. Thus, the monks stayed there and in the morning, the man offered to food as well as some sugar canes to the monks. When the Brahama knew about it, he killed the man. The man was reborn in heaven and the Brahma went to hell alive.
Subject: canonical jataka
Work ID: W178
Physical Description
Lines (per folio:) 10
Condition
reasonable
Hand(s)
Appearance (paper): white
Binding
Covers: yes Cover colour: gold Cover material: papier mache
Cover embellishment: lac,gilt
Condition
History
Date of copying (era): sakkaraja era
Date of copying (year): 1284
Provenance and Acquisition
Former owner: Wat Jong Klang
Original donor: luṅʻʺ cā kā naṅʻʺ yiṅʻʺ (muiṅʻʺ meʻ hoṅʻ saunʻ)
Original place of donation: Maehongson
Present copy's donor: luṅʻʺ kyauṅʻʺ ta kā ceʻ naṅʻʺ siṅʻ (meʻ lāʺ luṅʻ)
Place name for present copy: Mae La Long village, Maehongson
Funding of Cataloguing
Dhammakaya Foundation