Etching the Buddha’s teachings word by word on palm leaves is noeasy task. Therefore, the resulting manuscripts are considered treasuredassets of each temple and the communities in the vicinity. The clothsused to wrap the manuscripts, therefore, are not ordinary materials.Wat Sung Men houses a collection of such pieces of cloth, which alsoincludes one depicting a deity. It was presented to a temple in LuangPrabang, Laos, over a century ago by the wife of a Phrae ruler.