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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0062 00277

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/627981

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 Lü

Writing support:

Industrial paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

20.5 x 15.9 cm

Text block dimension:

20.0 x 14.5 cm

Number of pages:

106 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text contains various kinds of spells. Some spells are used as protectors such as Khatha koet soek (Spell used in war), Khatha bangta (Spell for preventing other’s viewing), Khatha phaya In (Spell of Indra). Some spells are used for healing or curing sickness such as the spell is used to blow at the nose for stopping blood; the spell is used to blow at a baby who often cries to stop his cry. Some spells are used for subduing spirits and for exercising.

Other notes:

The first and last pages are missing.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

[ຄາຖາ]

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

[Gāthā]

Item 1 - Title in English script:

[Spells]

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lao; Pali