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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0125 00006
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/871239
Country:
Indonesia
City (Province):
Gianyar
Name of collection:
Private Collection of I Wayan Wandra
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Sponsor:
Anonymous
Subject matter:
Prayers
Copyist:
Anonymous
Script:
Balinese
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript paper dimension:
49.5 x 4.7 cm
Text block dimension:
41.7 x 4.6 cm
Number of pages:
18 pages
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Poor
Description of manuscript content:
The text contains the prayers that have to be said by a pemangku when he is officiating during a ceremony in a temple. It starts with the mantras said with flowers to ask for the gods’ grace while burning incense. It also contains the way to invite the gods to stay in the temple and it ends with asking forgiveness for any shortcomings made during the ritual.

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ᬓᬧᬫᬗ᭄ᬓᬸᬯᬦ᭄᭟
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Kapemangkuan
Item 1 - Title in English script:
Pemangku’s Lore
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Kawi (mixture of Balinese and Old Javanese)
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