Mantras and instructions on performing offering ceremonies of Gru Urang dignitaries. Other parts are an incantations to cure a tiger bite wound; method for creating harmful charms to drive people crazy or make them mute. Some Mantras are Bani Mantras that are transcribed in Cham language. 40 pa...
Finding auspicious and inauspicious dates; Talismans for shamans
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Instructions for finding fair dates in a month, fair days in a week, fair hours in a day; instructions on fair directions for departures corresponding to each date and hour. Other parts include Incantations used by shamans to make amulets for children. 48 pages. Cham manuscript bound by thread...
Incantations used to perform body purification rituals after recovering from an illness or misfortunes. Shamans creates an effigy to bear the illness or misfortunes for the victim. 36 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Ak...
Ritual to call the house owner in Cham Ahier funeral
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Mantras and instructions for performing rituals to call house owner to welcome back home the group of people who send off the dead. The ritual is performed by Gru Urang shamans. 6 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; no covers; written in Chinese ink on Chinese paper folded in half; Akhar ...
Recognition of Yang deities; the inauguration of new ditches
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Instructions for recognizing Yang deities residing everywhere to invite them to the offering ceremony. Other parts are the ritual for the openning of new ditches. 25 pages. Cham manuscript written in Chinese ink on a long handmade paper, both sides; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 165cm x 13.7cm. Th...
The interpretation of deteriorating dreams; rituals for building a new house
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Instructions for the interpretation of deteriorating dreams. Other parts give instructions for performing offering ceremonies before building a house on new land 50 pages. Cham manuscript written in Chinese ink on a long handmade paper, both sides; Akhar Thrah script. Size: 299cm x 13cm. The ...
Cham manuscripts inherited by Mr. Phu Tru, from Phuoc Lap Village
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24 Cham manuscripts, paper, originally belonged to Mr. Phu Tru. Subjects include: religious ceremonies, fortune telling, mantras. Manuscripts were collected for research purposes by Mr. Thanh Phan. 24 manuscripts of handmade paper, handwritten text. Manuscripts of Chinese paper, handmade paper...
Incantations, charms used by Gru Urang shamans to chase away tigers and elephants coming into the village; incantations to protect oneself when traversing through forests, other villages; making fortune-charms for people. 38 pages. Cham manuscript bound by threads; no covers; written in Chines...
Văn bản gồm các thần chú, bùa vẽ và hướng dẫn thực hiện một số lễ cúng của chức sắc Gru Urang như chữ bệnh huyền bí, tẩy trần, giải mộng xấu (taleh akhin bikal); làm bùa chú (adamah) trừ tà, xây cất nhà cửa; bói toán. Incantations, charms and instructions for performing some offering ceremonies ...
Funeral rituals, incantations to make people hate one another
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Mantras used by Gru Urang to perform the farewell ritual to the dead. Other parts includes incantations to make men hate women and vice versa (such as to make a husband leave his mistress); charms to harm the Kinh (Vietnamese) people; the making of amulets. 50 pages. Cham manuscript bound by t...