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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0105 00003

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/791744

Country:

Laos

City (Province):

Luang Prabang

Name of collection:

Private Collection of Mai Onsi Sinthavong

Right to Left?:

No

Current Status:

In situ

Subject matter:

Rites; Astrology

Copyist:

Anonymous

Begin Year Date:

1900

End Year Date:

1999

Place of copying:

Vat Pak Chaek Monastery

Script:

Tham Lue

Writing support:

Mulberry Paper

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript cover dimension:

42.7 x 27.2 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

39.2 x 20.5 cm

Text block dimension:

33.9 x 19 cm

Number of pages:

74 pages

Number of blank pages:

1 page

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

Yes

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The manuscript contains the text of rites and horoscope, and is used by a ceremonial master. The content tells Ongkan pahchao 5 pha ong (‘Decree of the five Buddhas’), Thoranisan chüt (‘Fresh message of the Earth’), Thoranisan luang (‘Great message of the Earth’), Su khun khai khun puai (Chanting to a patient), and Kham sut khwan nòi (‘Chanting to call the small spirit’), Sut khwan luang (‘Chanting to call the great spirit’), Nang Dam (‘A black lady’), and medical herbs and healing process. The content also tells Yan huasao (‘talismans for putting on the pillars of a house’); various kinds of the medical herbs and healing process; spells for healing; spells of the protection; finding for an auspicious day for farming, wedding, building a new house, buying pets or new things.

Other notes:

The manuscript is covered with a local cloth and is sewn with a cotton cord at its top spine. The texts start from both sides. The text on the first side starts from page 1r to 28v, and the text on the reverse side starts from page 37v backward to 29r.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ອົງການພະເຈົ້າ 5 ພະອົງ

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Oṅkān phracao 5 phra oṅ

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Decree of the five Buddhas

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao

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Item 2 - Title in Native script:

[ຍັນຫົວເສົາ]

Item 2 - Title in Roman script:

[Yan huasao]

Item 2 - Title in English script:

[Talismans for putting on the top of the pillars]

Item 2 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 2 - Language:

Lue; Pali; Lao