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EAP791/1/29/5
- Record Id:
- 040-003706915
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003706207
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100108468072.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP791/1/29/5
- Title:
- 一本說醮飛章送聖同一本
- Additional Titles:
-
Yiben shuojiao feizhang songsheng tong yiben
- Scope & Content:
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External cover title and title of the first text: 一本說醮飛章送聖同一本 [yiben shuojiao feizhang songsheng tong yiben].
Magic to make the altars into gold-silver-cash, house, rice field, garden, fruit trees, livestock, and food. Instruction to build a road. A big dragon makes the road with his body in the spirit side to the Garden of the Ancestors to facilitate further working in the area. The dragon cleans the path for the forthcoming work.Text to open the ceremony. The Tham Teang ‘original priests’ go to collect the money from the Three Celestial Banks. Bring the money from the bank to start the ceremony. The priest tao kong prepares a ‘mountain of money’ and leaves it ready for the payments at the end.
Custodial history: Private collection.
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 32 folios.
Chinese era name (regnal year): ?丙戌年五月初一日終.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Lanten Textual Heritage
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003706207
033-003706910
040-003706915 - Is part of:
- EAP791/1 : Lanten Manuscripts from Northern Laos
EAP791/1/29 : Anonymous Collector 29
EAP791/1/29/5 : 一本說醮飛章送聖同一本 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003706207[0029]/033-003706910[0005]/040-003706915
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP791/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 34 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP791-1-29-5⧉ (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- Chinese
- Scripts:
- Han (Traditional)
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 19th century
- 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.
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- Former External References:
- EAP791_MSS0673
- 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:
- Folklore
Food and Drink
Magic
Rites and Ceremonies - Places:
- Laos, Asia
