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Jujaka

Also known as: Jujaka; primary name: Jujaka
Details: individual; Male
Biography: Brahmin. Famous as the villain in the Vessantara Jataka where the generosity of the good prince is tested to the limit. The prince is - of course - none other than the bodhisattva who in the next life becomes the Buddha.

5 related objects

betel-box; betel equipment

Museum number: 1998,0723.168 |
Production date: 20thC (early)-20thC (mid) |
Production place: Made in:AvaMade in:Pagan

betel-box

Museum number: 1998,0723.162 |
Production date: 20thC (mid) |
Production place: Made in:Burma

painting

Museum number: 1926,0217,0.1 |
Production date: 19thC |
Production place: Painted in:Thailand

popular print

Museum number: 1991,1022,0.108 |
Producer name: BIOG13185 After:Pednekar |
Production date: 1985-1989 |
Production place: Made in:ThailandDesigned in:India

tray

Museum number: 1996,0501.50 |
Producer name: BIOG197983 Workshop of:Hsaya Ko Aye Hpay |
Production date: 1920s |
Production place: Made in:Pagan