The whole text was written in Pali is used by monks or novices to read at the beginning of a Buddhist ceremony or festival, for example the Vessantara Jataka festival.
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This manuscript was written by Thiracitta Bikkhuna from Vat Pha Maha That Rajabovoraviharn, Luang Prabang, Laos. On Sunday, the fifth waxing day of the second [lunar] month, a moeng mao year, BE 2530, matched on 3 January AD 1988.