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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0056 00234

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624369

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

White Magic

Begin Year Date:

1900

End Year Date:

2000

Place of copying:

Pak Chaek village, Pak U district, Luang Prabang province

Script:

Tham Lao

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

27.7 x 4.1 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

27.7 x 4.1 cm

Text block dimension:

24.0 x 2.8 cm

Number of pages:

24 pages

Number of blank pages:

3 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The text mentions about “suep sata” (prolong fate) ritual which will be organized for three purposes including for a human being, for a house and for a village or city. Each ceremony has to have offerings. In general, the offerings for “suep sata” have to be included a banana-leaf cups, candles, paddles, white rice, eggs, banana, sugar cane, money, etc. The ceremony is organized only for a person who is serious ill, bad lucks happened in a house or in a city. It is believed that the recitation of the text will charm away troubles.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສືບຊາຕາມຶງແນນ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sūp Jātā Müng Naen

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Prolong a city fate

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao