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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP691/3/2/180
Title:: Khatha Sut Thòt (ຄາຖາສູດຖອດ)
Scope & Content:: This text is about a magic formula that is used for exocising spirits inhabiting cerain areas, especially houses which have been built in bad areas. Thus this magic formular is used to expel the bad spirits. 13 folios
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Lao and Pali
Date Range:: 17th century-20th century
Extent:: 13 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP691/3/2/181
Title:: Pali Sut Sangkhanyana Tham (ບາລີສູດສັງຄາຍານາທຳ)
Scope & Content:: This text is about various taboos and prohibitions in Budhhism which have been collected at the time of the first Great Buddhist Council (sangayana). The contents of this story are from the Vinaya Pitaka. 11 folios
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Lao and Pali
Date Range:: 17th century-20th century
Extent:: 11 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP691/3/2/182
Title:: Sia Khò Kha Saen (ເສຍເຄາະຄາແສນ)
Scope & Content:: This text is about Sia Khò Kha Saen to remove one's bad luck through a ceremony, make one's kathong (tray made of banana trees) which has 4 sections. First sections: put 19 things for the divinity to ride a snake; Second section: to put 110 things for the divinity to ride a tiger; Third section: ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Lao and Pali
Date Range:: 17th century-20th century
Extent:: 14 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP691/3/2/183
Title:: Fòi Khueang Kae Lahu Kao Kòng (ຝອຍເຄື່ອງແກ້ລາຫູເກົ້າກອງ)
Scope & Content:: The first text deals with items used to ward off danger from Rahu; the second text deals with nine fortnights in which cremation ceremonies are prohibited. 05 folios
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Lao and Pali
Date Range:: 17th century-20th century
Extent:: 05 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP691/3/2/184
Title:: Kumman Ban Pai (ກຸມມານບັ້ນປາຍ)
Scope & Content:: This text is about when Prince Vessantara gave both of his children to the old Brahmin jungle vine their hands and pull both of them to his own city. 50 folios
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Lao and Pali
Date Range:: 17th century-20th century
Extent:: 50 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP691/3/2/185
Title:: Untitled
Scope & Content:: This text is about the praise for the advantages (Anisòng) obtained by all people. Those persons who make (sponsor) manuscripts containing the Tipitaka scriptures and who make (sponsor) Buddha statues will obtain special advantages. . 11 folios
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Lao and Pali
Date Range:: 17th century-20th century
Extent:: 11 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP691/3/3
Title:: Palm-leaf manuscripts housed at the Sala Hongtham [hall for keeping Buddhist scriptures]
Scope & Content:: The manuscripts kept in this building are kept in several wooden boxes. In addition to the 119 palm-leaf fascicles in this collection, there are also 15 paper manuscripts found (see below). As for the contents of the texts contained in the manuscripts and their categorization (see separate list)....
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Lao and Pali
Date Range:: 17th century-20th century
Extent:: 2970 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP691/3/3/1
Title:: Sap Kammavacha (ສັບກຳມະວາຈາ) (1859)
Scope & Content:: This text is about the way a proper ordination ceremony is organized, the qualities of a person who is going to beomce a monk or novice. This text is a compilation of questions raised by the senior monk who presides over the ceremony and the respective questions which the monk should know. The co...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Lao and Pali
Date Range:: 1859
Extent:: 144 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP691/3/3/2
Title:: Thevathut Sut (ເທວະທູດສູດ) (1917-1918)
Scope & Content:: This text deals with the time of the Buddha when still alive. The Buddha was telling the people that all human beings would have to experience birth, age, sickness and death. Thus they all would meet these four Thevathut (“messangers of the divine beings”). The colophon mentions Nang (Mrs) Phia ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Lao and Pali
Date Range:: 1917
Extent:: 161 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP691/3/3/3
Title:: Ninyai Khunthong Lae Nang Uakhiam (ນິຍາຍຂຸນທອງ ແລະນາງ ອົ້ວຄ່ຽມ) (1882)
Scope & Content:: This text is about Mr. Khunthong and Mrs. Uakhiam, in the past Mr. Khunthong has a name as Mr. Khunlu when he was ablution with Mr. Uakhiam then became a king, he has changed his name as a Khunthong. The colophon mentions Mae-ὸk (laywoman) Nyok and Chao Khanan Silipannya as sponsors. The recorded...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Lao and Pali
Date Range:: 1882
Extent:: 19 Tiff images

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