ນະຄອນ

ນະຄອນ ເປັນກັນສຸດທ້າຍ ໃນຈໍານວນ ໑໓ ກັນ ໃນເຫວດສັນຕະຣະຊາດົກ ມີ ໔໘ ຄາຖາ. ເນື້ອໃນກ່າວເຖິງ ພະເວດສັນດອນຊົງລາຜະນວດ ຊົງສັງລາອາສົມ ຮັບເຄື່ອງຊົງແຫ່ງກະສັດ ສະເດັດກັບນະຄອນສີພີ ຊົງຄອງຣາດດ້ວຍທົດສະພິດຣາຊະທໍາໃຫ້ເກີດຄວາມຮ່ວມເຍັນ ຈົນພະຊົນມາຍຸໄດ້ ໑໒໐ ພັນສາ ຈຶ່ງສະເດັດສະຫວັນຄົດ ໄປເກີດເປັນທ້າວສັນດຸສິດເທບພະບຸດ ໃນສະຫວັນຊັ້ນດຸສິດ.

Nakhòn or Nagara the last episode of a total of 13 episodes of the Vessantara Jataka with 48 verses. Nakhòn means “city”, the content tells Vessantara disrobed from ascetichood and left his hermitage. The prince dressed in royal suits and returned Sivi. He ruled his kingdom with royal virtues and died at the age of 120 years. He happens in Tusita heaven as Male Deity Santusita.

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 22 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.6 cm, width 57.7 cm, depth 0.9 cm.

Condition of original material: Good.

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

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.