ສັກກະບັນ

ສັກກະບັນ ເປັນກັນທີ່ ໑໐ ໃນຈໍານວນ ໑໓ ກັນ ໃນເຫວດສັນຕະຣະຊາດົກ ມີ ໔໖ ຄາຖາເນື້ອໃນທັງໝົດເປັນພາສາບາລີ. ເນື້ອໃນກ່າວເຖິງ ທ້າວສັກກະຫຼືພະອິນ ຄິດວ່າ ຕໍ່ໄປພາຍໜ້າຫາກມີຜູ້ມາຂໍພະນາງມັດທີ ພະເວດສັນດອນກໍ່ຈະໃຫ້ ອາດເຮັດໃຫ້ການບໍາເພັນພຽນເພື່ອໂພທິຍານເກີດອຸປະສັກເພາະບໍ່ມີຜູ້ປົນນິບັດ ຈຶ່ງແປງເພດເປັນພາມມາຂໍພະນາງມັດທີ ພະເວດສັນດອນກໍ່ປະທານໃຫ້ ພາມແປງໄດ້ຖວາຍຄືນ ພ້ອມທັງປະສາດພອນ ໘ ປະການແກ່ພະເວດສັນດອນ ເຊັ່ນ ໃຫ້ຊາວເມືອງຫາຍໂກດແລ້ວອອກມາຮັບເອົາກັບບ້ານເມືອງ.

Sakkaban the tenth episode of a total of 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jataka with 46 verses and the whole text written in Pali. Sakkaban or Sakkapana means the section on Sakka, the content mentions about Sakka or Indra thought that in the future if someone asked for Princess Maddi, Vessantara would agree. That would make his practice difficult because of nobody taking care of him. Sakka assumed the guiseof a Brahmin and asked for Princess Maddi. Vessantara gave her willingly. Then the Brahmin returned Maddi to him along with eight blessings including may the people of Sivi forgive him and bring him back the kingdom.

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 6 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.8 cm, width 56.2 cm, depth 0.3 cm.

Condition of original material: Good.

Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Box no. 4.