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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0011 00600

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537228

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

White magic

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 27.6 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

5 x 27.6 cm

Text block dimension:

3.8 x 24.7 cm

Number of pages:

24 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The text on folios 1 to 5 was written in Pali, and from 6 to 12 is the explanation in Lao. Caturarakkha means the four protective meditations including Buddhanusati (recognition of the Buddha), Metta (loving-kindness), Asubha (unattractiveness) and Maranasati (mindfulness of death).

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ຈະຕຸຣາຣັກຂາ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Caturārakkhā

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The four protective meditations

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Pali, Lao