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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0062 00267
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627971
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; Lao Buhan (Old Lao)
Writing support:
Mulberry paper in leporello format
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
Yes
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
34.8 x 11.0 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
34.8 x 11.0 cm
Text block dimension:
34.0 x 10.0 cm
Number of pages:
106 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
Yes
Illustration?:
Yes
Manuscript condition:
Damaged
Description of manuscript content:
The text contains various magical spells written in Pali such as the spell for exercising the spirit or ghost, devils; the spell for dispelling diseases; the spell for making other people fall in love with; and etc.
Other notes:
The manuscript was burned on the right margin. This burn mark damages the texts on some pages. Therefore, the left part was missing, and the text is incomplete.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
[ຍັນ ແລະຄາຖາ]
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
[Yantra and Gāthā]
Item 1 - Title in English script:
[Yantra and spells]
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Lao; Pali
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