ສືບຊາຕາ

ເນື້ອຫາ ກ່າວເຖິງ ພິທີກໍາ “ການສືບຊາຕາ” ຊຶ່ງຈັດຂຶ້ນເພື່ອຈຸດປະສົງ ໓ ປະການ ຄື ເພື່ອຜູ້ຄົນ, ບ້ານເຮືອນ ແລະເພື່ອບ້ານຫຼືເມືອງ. ແຕ່ລະພິທີຈະຕ້ອງມີເຄື່ອງເຊ້ນໄຫວ້. ໂດຍທົ່ວໄປແລ້ວ ເຄື່ອງເຊ້ນໄຫວ້ສໍາລັບພິທີການສືບຊະຕາ ປະກອບດ້ວຍ ຖ້ວຍໃບຕອງ, ທຽນ, ເຂົ້າກໍ່າ, ເຂົ້າຂາວ, ໄຂ່, ກ້ວຍ, ອ້ອຍ, ເງິນ ແລະອື່ນໆ. ພິທີນີ້ຈະຈັດໃຫ້ສະເພາະຜູ້ທີ່ປ່ວຍໜັກ, ສິ່ງບໍ່ເປັນມຸງຄຸນເກີດຂຶ້ນໃນເຮືອນຫຼືໃນເມືອງ. ເຊື່ອກັນວ່າ ການສູດສືບຊະຕາຈະຊ່ວຍກໍາຈັດປັນຫາເຫຼົ່ານີ້ອອກໄປ.

The text mentions about “suep sata” (prolong fate) ritual which will be organized for three purposes including for a human being, for a house and for a village or city. Each ceremony has to have offerings. In general, the offerings for suep sata have to be included a banana-leaf cups, candles, paddles, white rice, eggs, banana, sugar cane, money, etc. The ceremony is organized only for a person who is serious ill, bad lucks happened in a house or in a city. It is believed that the recitation of the text will charm away troubles.

Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 29 leaves.

Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 5 cm, width 30 cm, depth 1.2 cm.

Condition of original material: Fragile.

Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.

Scribe(s): Unidentified.

Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.