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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00174

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627878

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Manorom Sattharam

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Rites; Ritual

Copyist:

Anonymous

Place of copying:

Luang Prabang

Script:

Tham Lao

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

No

Manuscript cover dimension:

29.9 x 5.2 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

29.9 x 5.2 cm

Text block dimension:

25.6 x 5.2 cm

Number of pages:

90 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text is used to recite by a ceremonial master who is leading the ceremony at the Basi ceremony for monks. The ceremony is organized in the monastery after having finished the Vessantara festival and during the Lao New Year in mid-April. The Basi ceremony is organized for monks to pay homage to the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ພອນບາສີເຈົ້າຫົວ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Bòn bāsī cao hua

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Blessings at a Basi ceremony for monks

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao; Pali