"Dharani" Or Magical Formula. (Dharani)
name: label: Collector
content: William W. Rockhill
label: Donor Name
content: Accession Number Unknown
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Buried with dead. Copy (photo) Ind. character. Buddhist prayers in Sanskrit. Written in Sanskrit of the Nepalese style; prepared by Buddhist priests and sold to believers. At the time of burial the papers are placed on the heart of the corpse under the clothing to propitiate spirits."
label: Notes
content: Written on the artifact: "Made in temples & sold by priests buried with the dead Dharani or magical formulae (Buddhist). Character Indian (Nepalese style). Modern. [Original was] Given to Ensign [John Baptiste] Bernadou by Rom. Cath. Bishop of Korea. W. W. Rockhill."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 31 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Korea / Nepal (not certain), Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 000000
label: USNM Number
content: E151699-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Prayer