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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0063 00249

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/628260

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Chomphet (Luang Prabang)

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Lueng

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Monk Chan from Ban Pak Lueng village

Subject matter:

Prayers

Copyist:

Anonymous

Copying date in native date:

CS 1288, a hwai nyi year

Copying date in Gregorian:

1926

Place of copying:

Vat Pak Lueng, Chomphet district

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

28.3 x 4.2 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

28.3 x 4.2 cm

Text block dimension:

26.5 x 3.2 cm

Number of pages:

242 pages

Number of blank pages:

7 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The most text was written in Pali, consisting of many chapters of prayers used for chanting in the monastery. The middle part written in Lao and Pali contains various kinds of spells that are used for many purposes. The last part written in Lao and Pali related to blessings is used by monks during the Buddhist ceremonies.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສູດມົນເດິກ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sūtmon doek

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Early morning chanting

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali; Lao