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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0056 00463
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/624598
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
Copyist:
Phò Ī Man
Begin Year Date:
1900
End Year Date:
2000
Place of copying:
Pak Chaek village, Pak U district, Luang Prabang province
Script:
Tham Lue
Writing support:
Mulberry Paper
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
17.8 x 20.3 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
17.8 x 20.3 cm
Text block dimension:
17.0 x 17.0 cm
Number of pages:
80 pages
Number of blank pages:
28 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The manuscript was written on two sides and contains various “Khatha” (stanzas). For examples “Hiak Khu Luang (Call me the great)”, “Soen Khu (invite teacher)”, and etc., were written on one side; and “Khatha Fon Saen Ha (one hundred thousand rains)”, “Phutthakhun Luang (great quality of the Buddha)”, “Ongkan Luang Phachao (great decree of the Buddha)”, “Khatha Viang Kaeo (stanza of a crystal city)” and etc. were written on another side.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ຮຽກກູຫຼວງ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Hiak Khū Laung
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Call me the great
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Lue; Pali; Lao
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