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DREAMSEA Project No.:
DS 0011 00600
Institution:
HMML; DREAMSEA
Surrogate Format:
Digital
IIIF Manifest:
https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/537228
Country:
Laos
City (Province):
Luang Prabang
Name of collection:
Vat Maha That Rasabovoravihan
Right to Left?:
No
Current Status:
In situ
Subject matter:
White magic
Begin Year Date:
1800
End Year Date:
1900
Place of copying:
Luang Prabang
Script:
Tham Lao
Writing support:
Palm-leaf
Watermark?:
No
Countermark?:
No
Manuscript cover?:
No
Binding?:
No
Manuscript cover dimension:
5 x 27.6 cm
Manuscript paper dimension:
5 x 27.6 cm
Text block dimension:
3.8 x 24.7 cm
Number of pages:
24 pages
Number of blank pages:
1 page
Rubrication?:
No
Illumination?:
No
Illustration?:
No
Manuscript condition:
Good
Description of manuscript content:
The text on folios 1 to 5 was written in Pali, and from 6 to 12 is the explanation in Lao. Caturarakkha means the four protective meditations including Buddhanusati (recognition of the Buddha), Metta (loving-kindness), Asubha (unattractiveness) and Maranasati (mindfulness of death).

Item 1 - Title in Native script:
ຈະຕຸຣາຣັກຂາ
Item 1 - Title in Roman script:
Caturārakkhā
Item 1 - Title in English script:
The four protective meditations
Item 1 - Author:
Anonymous
Item 1 - Language:
Pali, Lao
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