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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00828

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537456

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Prayers

Begin Year Date:

1800

End Year Date:

1900

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao, Old Lao (Lao buhan)

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

4.6 x 54.2 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

4.6 x 54.2 cm

Text block dimension:

3.7 x 48.5 cm

Number of pages:

50 pages

Number of blank pages:

4 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The whole text was written in Pali and read by monks or novices at the beginning of a Buddhist ceremony or festival, such as the Vessantara festival. The manuscript contains both Ban Ton and Phothisat.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ບັ້ນຕົ້ນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Ban Ton

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The beginning section

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao