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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00191

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627895

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Vat Manorom Sattharam

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

White magic

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:

26.4 x 3.7 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

26.4 x 3.7 cm

Text block dimension:

21.7 x 3.3 cm

Number of pages:

128 pages

Number of blank pages:

5 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text contains many titles of incantations and used for various purposes, including thoranisan (massage of the earth), paññāpāramī (perfection of wisdom), rūpa khanda (corporeality), fa sanan (the sky shaking), sūt khao māk kiaṅ (chanting the rice with orange), pūjā khen (worship for bad luck), pūjā sok (worship for lucky), sūt khwan (recall for one’s guardian spirit), kae kamnoet (cure the birth), pūjā devatā (worship the devas), pha chao hā pha oṅ (five Buddhas), pāramī hòm (combination of perfection), saranagamana (taking the refuge), viaṅ kaeo 7 san (seven-storey glass castle)…

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ທໍລະນີສານ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Dòranīsān

Item 1 - Title in English script:

The message of the earth

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao; Pali