This text contains a list of Buddhist terms in Pali popularly used for chanting during ceremonies to cast away evil and prevent harm or to bring merit to the chanters and those who listen to the prayers. Date of original material: 20th century.
The four leporelleo-style mulberry paper manuscripts contain secular texts dealng with astrology and magic formulas. Texts of these genres are preferrably written on mulberry paper, not palm-leaf.
This multiple-text manuscript is written with blue ink on greyish mulberry (sa) paper. The texts are mostly written in Tham-Lao script (at least with two different hands), in addition several pages are written in Old Lao script. This text deals with diverse topics, such as magical devices or Gāth...
This multiple-text manuscript deal with various topic,s such as magical spells, divination and fortune-telling the removal of one's bad luck through a special ceremony. This folded manuscript is written with black and red ink on greyish mulberry (sa) paper mostly in Old Lao script, with a few pag...
The whole collection consists of palm-leaf manuscripts (762) and paper manuscripts (87) kept at four different buildings/repositeries. The whole collection of manuscripts is under the responsibility of the monastery, along with the Lao Buddhist Fellowship Organization, Luang Prabang province. The...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Burmese, Khun, Lao, Pali, Tai languages, Thai, and Undetermined
Palm-leaf manuscripts housed at the Kuti [abode] of Pha Khamchan Virachitto
Scope & Content:
The largest repositery is based in the old Kuti (abode) of Pha Khamchan Virachitta Maha Thera (1920–2007), the former abbot of Vat Saen Sukharam. Roughly three-quarters of the manuscripts deal with religious matters. Doctrinal teachings (Suttanta), Jataka tales, but also Anisong (blessing) texts ...
This text is takes place while the Buddha was still alive. He teaches Prince Sumphupatti about Buddhism in order to strength his faith, afterward the prince renounces his title in order to become a monk. . 24 folios
This text is about King Phommathat, who shot Nang Kinnali's husband, hoping that he will then be able to have her as his own wife. However, she refuses his advances, deciding instead to stay in the forest and die alongside her husband. The colophon mentions Sao (Miss) Somsi as sponsor. Date of or...
Malavisai (Fascicle Nos. 1,2 and 3) (ມາລະວິໄຊກັນທີ່ 1,2,3) (1947)
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These text is about the story of Malavisai at the time before the Buddha's enlightenment (when he was a Phasamma Samphothiyan).There was one king of the Maras known as Phanyaman who was able to get close enough to the Buddha to utter threats and use magical force to disturb his practice, but the ...
Chet Tamnan Thetsana (Fascicle Nos. 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7) (ເຈັດຕຳນານເທສະໜາ ຜູກ 1,2,3,4,5,6 ແລະ 7) (1946)
Scope & Content:
The text of this manuscript deals with seven collections of sermons which shall ward off dangers of various kinds. The colophon mentions Pha (Monk) Virachitto (Khamchan) as sponsor. Date of original material: BE 2489; 1946. 110 folios