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EAP791/1/31/5
- Record Id:
- 040-003706979
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003706207
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100108468137.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP791/1/31/5
- Title:
- 按龍秘語受戒二本
- Additional Titles:
-
Anlong miyu shoujie erben
- 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: 按龍秘語受戒二本 [Anlong miyu shoujie erben].
Compilation of two texts: An long and Shou jie. An long:Magic to send the dragons to fix the graves in the cemetery and to protect the graves. When the ceremony is ai wa ee this magic also makes clothes, bags, and hair cover (ma nyai dong). Shou jie: Magic for the ordination tjai sei. ‘Give the armies,’ ‘conceive the spirit-baby,’ ‘open the eyes of the novice,’ ‘shoot [cleanse] the boy,’ ‘give the tools to the boy’ and ‘take off the clothes magic.’.
Custodial history: Private collection.
Extent and format of original material: 1 volume of 28 folios.
Chinese era name (regnal year): 無.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Lanten Textual Heritage
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003706207
033-003706974
040-003706979 - Is part of:
- EAP791/1 : Lanten Manuscripts from Northern Laos
EAP791/1/31 : Anonymous Collector 31
EAP791/1/31/5 : 按龍秘語受戒二本 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003706207[0031]/033-003706974[0005]/040-003706979
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP791/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 30 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP791-1-31-5⧉ (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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Digital copies can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
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- Former External References:
- EAP791_MSS0735
- 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:
- Children
Clothing and Dress
Death
Folklore
Magic
Rites and Ceremonies - Places:
- Laos, Asia
