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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00766

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537394

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Prayer

Begin Year Date:

1800

End Year Date:

1900

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

5 x 56.5 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

5 x 56.5 cm

Text block dimension:

3.5 x 49.4 cm

Number of pages:

30 pages

Number of blank pages:

5 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The whole text was written in Pali and starts with the phrase Sabbāsī visacha-tinaṃ dippamantāgadaṃ. Thipphamon (Dibbamanta) is a series of Pali Khatha (incantation) read by a monk in a sermon for the audience during auspicious ceremonies: a new house, the occasion on the Lao New year festival. The first part of the text contains Pali incantations followed by blessings for the hosts and the listeners. The blessing tells that all dangers may be disappeared and you may have good luck and obtain valuable property.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ທິບພະມົນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Dibbamanta

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Divine incantations

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao