ມັດທີ (ຜູກ ໑໒)

ມັດທີ ເປັນກັນທີ່ ໙ ໃນຈໍານວນ ໑໓ ກັນ ໃນເຫວດສັນຕະຣະຊາດົກ ມີ ໙໐ ຄາຖາ. ເນື້ອໃນກ່າວເຖິງ ພະນາງມັດທີ ເມື່ອອອກໄປປ່າຫາໝາກໄມ້ ໄດ້ເກີດແປກປະຫຼາດຄືໝາກໄມ້ບໍ່ມີໃຫ້ເກັບຫຼາຍເໝືອນເມື່ອກ່ອນ ອາກາດກໍ່ມືດມົວ ຕອນຂາກັບກໍ່ມີຣາຊະສີ ເສືອເຫຼືອງ ແລະເສືອໂຄ່ງ ຊຶ່ງເປັນເທວະດາແປງມາຂວາງທາງໄວ້ອີກ ເມື່ອມາເຖິງອາສົມກໍ່ບໍ່ເຫັນສອງກຸມມານ ຈຶ່ງອອກຕາມຫາສອງກຸມມານຈົນເດິກດື່ນ ເມື່ອບໍ່ພົບ ກໍ່ກັບມາເຖິງອາສົມແລ້ວຖາມພະເວດສັນດອນ ກັບຖືກຕໍ່ວ່າອີກ ຈຶ່ງເສຍພະໄທຈົນເປັນລົມສະຫຼົບໄປ ພະເວດສັນດອນກໍ່ຊົງປະຖົມພະຍາບານຈົນພະນາງຟື້ນແລ້ວຕັດເລົ່າຄວາມຈິງໃຫ້ຟັງ ພະນາງມັດທີຊາບເລື່ອງແລ້ວກໍອະນຸໂມທະນາໃນປຸດຕະທານະບາລະມີຄັ້ງນີ້.

Maddi the ninth episode of a total of 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jataka with 90 verses. The content tells when Princess Maddi went out for fruits there were unnatural happenings such as no much fruits as before; the climate was gloomy; on her return, she found her way barred by three fierce animals including a lion, a tiger and a leopard which were transformed by devas. When arrived at the hermitage she had found no children. She tried to look for them until the night but not found. When returned hermitage she was rebuked by Vessantara. She was deeply disappointed and fainted. After first aid by Vessantara, she regained consciousness and was told. When Princess Maddi knew she rejoiced with this giving of children as dāna pārami (the perfection of alms giving).

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 18 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.7 cm, width 59 cm, depth 0.8 cm.

Condition of original material: Fragile.

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

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.