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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00206

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627910

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:

29.6 x 4.3 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

29.6 x 4.3 cm

Text block dimension:

26.8 x 3.4 cm

Number of pages:

36 pages

Number of blank pages:

5 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text on the first two folios was written in Pali as Buddhist spells for chanting. The text from third folio onward was written in Lao for chanting to prolong the age of the patient and to give blessing to the patient getting recovered soon. The ceremony includes offerings with 45 balls of rice, 45 candles, banana, sugarcane, betel nut, popped rice, and flowers for worshiping the Triple Gem.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ສູດເຂົ້າຄໍ້າຊີວິດ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sūt khao gam xīvit

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Chanting on the rice for supporting a life

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao; Pali