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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0125 00007

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/871240

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:

Worship

Copyist:

Anonymous

Script:

Balinese

Writing support:

Palm-leaf

Watermark?:

No

Countermark?:

No

Manuscript cover?:

No

Binding?:

No

Manuscript paper dimension:

51 x 4.5 cm

Text block dimension:

42.5 x 4.5 cm

Number of pages:

14 pages

Rubrication?:

No

Illumination?:

No

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Good

Description of manuscript content:

The text is a manual for pemangku (priests) and contains the prayers used by pemangku. It starts with cleansing offerings tuch as prayascita, tebasan, and duurmanggala and the mantra pawitran caru, mantra to sprinkle water to offerings for chthonic beings, to disperse demons (kala and bhuta) and mantras said while offering caru panca sata, kalastawa, panglukatan Bhuta, and pamulih bhuta. The text ends with the offerings for chthonic beings in the household yard.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

ᬧᬗᬲ᭄ᬢᬯᬦ᭄᭟

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Pangastawan

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Prayer Manual

Item 1 - Author:

Anonymous

Item 1 - Language:

Kawi (mixture of Balinese and Old Javanese)