Analysis Study on Donation Appears in the Third Chapter (Dãna) of Vessantara Jataka Volume of Sroy Noi Thoa Leum Lhan

Abstract

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the history of Vessantara Jãtaka literature 2) to study the content of Dãna in the Third Chapter (Dãna) of Vessantara Jataka Volume of Sroy Noi Thoa Leum Lhan 3) to analyze Dãna in the Third Chapter (Dãna) of Vessantara Jataka Volume of Sroy Noi Thoa Leum Lhan. It is a qualitative study from documents and in-depth interviews with 15 key informants for analyzing and presenting with descriptive analysis.

The results of this research found that:

1. Vessantara Jãtaka literature originated in the Ayutthaya period; God Songtham was the initiator to have of the authorship but there will be further amendments later. In the time of Phra Bat Somdej Phra Buddha Loetla Nabhalai, reign 2nd considered that literature poem in the time of God Songdham had lost or scattered, therefore wrote royal melody, in order to monks to use in Dhamma-preaching until the present that is call Mahachat Sermon.
2. The content of Dãna-kantha in Volume of Sroy Noi Thoa Leum Lhan had compiled by Yanasampanno, He mentioned dãna that the content can be divided into 4 points as: 1) Phra Nang Phussadee had requested to Phaya Sanchai, 2) Vessantara got Sattasataka-Maha-Dãna, 3) Phra Nang Matsee and Chãlee looked for Vessantara in Himmapan forest, 4) Vessantara got chariot and horses to brahmins and beggars.
3. The results of the analysis and principle of Dhamma in the Sutta that appears in Dãna-kantha consists of 9 Suttas as: 1) Dãna-Wakka 2) Pathama-Dãna 8 things 3) Asappurisa-Dãna 4) Sappurisa-Dãna 5 5) Sappurisa-Dãna 8, 6) Puññakiriyãvatthu, 7) Kãla- Dãna-sutta, 8) Bhojana-Dãna, 9, Kinthasutta.