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151. EAP373/19/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/19/3
Title:
Nang Khai Puthi [c18th century]
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is about calculation of days and months for marriage, birth and also for calendar making. It is used for selection of auspicios days and months to conduct any ceremony and undertake any task.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
89 tiff images

152. EAP373/19/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/19/4
Title:
Phe Lung Phe Ban [c18th century]
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is used for fortune telling and for calculation of auspicious days and months. In image 0001, line 6, it is written that if a child is born on the months Dvn Ruk and Dvn Chet i.e., the sixth month and the seventh month and makes sounds like pip pip then it is not good for the king...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
120 tiff images

153. EAP373/19/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/19/5
Title:
Sai Pha Bidhi [c18th century]
Scope & Content:
The content of this manuscript is about purification of water to bathe. It is believed that bathing with purified holy water helps in getting rid of deseases and evil. In image 0009, mention has been made of unnatural happenings like eggs with no shells, entering of wild birds in the house, budd...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
12 tiff images

154. EAP373/19/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/19/6
Title:
Story [c18th century]
Scope & Content:
It contains a story of the Buddha.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
76 tiff images

155. EAP373/20

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/20
Title:
Gileshwar Bailung Collection [c18th century]
Scope & Content:
This collection of manuscripts belongs to Gileshwar Bailung.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
316 tiff images

156. EAP373/20/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/20/1
Title:
Tai languages History [c18th century]
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains historical information. It is recorded here that in Lak Ni Khut Plau, Dvn Sip (10th month) Chau Pha Su Hom established his capital city and ordered for an embarkment to be built around it. Image No. 0005 contains the line phu ke lu ne ru ring tang lai rang kan pong kan 'a...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
100 tiff images

157. EAP373/20/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/20/2
Title:
Du Kai Seng [c18th century]
Scope & Content:
This is basically a fortune telling manuscript. There are images of pairs of chicken legs with thin bamboo sticks attached to it. And depending on these images, fortune telling and procastination of any kind of good or bad happenings are done.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
30 tiff images

158. EAP373/20/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/20/3
Title:
Manuscript [c18th century]
Scope & Content:
It contains the story of a poor old man who gets his daughter married to a king named Ngi Khai Kham. The story then continues thereafter narrating the prosperity of the poor old man.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
6 tiff images

159. EAP373/20/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/20/4
Title:
Ming Mvng [c18th century]
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains mantra for calling the khon or spirit of the country. It is believed that after any kind of natural calamity or war the spirit of the country leaves the country in fear. So, in order to call back the spirit mantras from this manuscript are chanted to call back the spirit.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
41 tiff images

160. EAP373/20/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP373/20/5
Title:
Nemi Mang [1741-2 or 1801-2]
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is a compilation of two Buddhist Jataka stories. The first story, named Alika, is that of a prince Alika and a princess who are deeply in love and get married. But due to bad karma from previous life they suffer separation and grief. The second story, which comences on Folio 47r, ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Tai languages
Date Range:
1741-1802
Extent:
139 tiff images