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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00408

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/519023

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

(White) magic

Begin Year Date:

1900

End Year Date:

2000

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

5.8 x 60.3 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

5.8 x 60.3 cm

Text block dimension:

4 x 54.5 cm

Number of pages:

16 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text was written in Pali and Lao. The Pali text is khatha (verses) and the Lao text is the explanation about what kinds of illness and how to organize a ceremony and use the verses to chant for dispelling the illness.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ຈະຕຸຣາຣັກຂາ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Chaturārakkhā

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The four protective verses

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao