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EAP791/1/11/24
- Record Id:
- 040-003706308
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003706207
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100108466372.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP791/1/11/24
- Title:
- 壹本破獄龍重茭簡科
- Additional Titles:
-
Yiben poyu longzhong jiaojian ke
- Scope & Content:
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This manuscript has no cover title. The given title is for the first text within the manuscript.
Title of the first text: 壹本破獄龍重茭簡科 [Yiben poyu longzhong jiaojian ke].
Instructions including sending the messenger dragon to the Purgatory to wake up the deceased and to let them know that the secondary death ritual is taking place.Poyu: instructions to break the Gates of Purgatory. Send the Five Armies and Keau Hu Man to attack the Underworld and collect the dead.
Custodial history: Private collection.
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 23 folios.
Chinese era name (regnal year): 宣統二年庚戌歲四月二十七抄完.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Lanten Textual Heritage
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003706207
033-003706284
040-003706308 - Is part of:
- EAP791/1 : Lanten Manuscripts from Northern Laos
EAP791/1/11 : Anonymous Collector 11
EAP791/1/11/24 : 壹本破獄龍重茭簡科 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003706207[0011]/033-003706284[0024]/040-003706308
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP791/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 50 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP791-1-11-24⧉ (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- Chinese
- Scripts:
- Han (Traditional)
- Start Date:
- 1910
- End Date:
- 1910
- Date Range:
- 1910
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Northern Laos
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
These collections are not available to request in British Library Reading Rooms.
Digital copies can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
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- Former External References:
- EAP791_MSS090
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in a private collection in Northern Laos.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Death
Folklore
Rites and Ceremonies - Places:
- Laos, Asia
