Southeast Asia Digital Library

Chants for points of the compass, chants for soil, the way to protect oneself when going far, chants of purification, mantra of purification

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manuscripts (document genre)

1900-1950

This manuscript was written by Mr. Luong Dai Ve's grandfather (whose name is forgotten). After he died, he bequeathed it to Mr. Luong Mat (Mr.Ve's father). After that, he gave to Mr. Ve in 1975 when Mr. Ve was at Gru urang.

38 unnumbered pages

Cham manuscript, bound by threads, covered in cement paper, written in Chinese on double "Đại" paper, cement paper. The status of the manuscript is good. The front cover is written in marker and pen. The back cover is written in marker and pencil. Pages 1 to 16 are written on double "Đại" paper, pages 17 to 26 are written on cement paper, pages 27 to 34 are written on double "Đại" paper. Page 21 is erased.

The topics of the manuscript are ritual, magic. The content is about chants for points of the compass, chants for soil, the way to protect oneself when going far, chants of purification, mantra of purification.

Digitization of this manuscript was funded by the British Libaries' Endangered Archives Programme through the project, Digitisation of the Endangered Cham Manuscripts of Vietnam (no. EAP698).

Chamic languages

Viet Nam (nation)
Tỉnh Ninh Thuận (province)

Vietnam
Ninh Hải (Vietnam : District)

Rituals
Magic

Rituals
Magic
Vietnam
Viet Nam (nation)
Tỉnh Ninh Thuận (province)
Ninh Hải (Vietnam : District)
Xuan Hai ward
Phuoc Nhon village