According to Jaina Mishra of the Wovensouls Antique Textiles & Art Gallery in Singapore, this manuscript is of Tai origin from the Shan state (parts of present-day Myanmar and Northern Thailand) with elaborate calculations and diagramatic representation of one’s destiny!

The Tai folk religion, or Satsana Phi (Lao: ສາສະໜາຜີ; Thai: ศาสนาผี, /sàːt.sa.nǎː.pʰǐː/, “religion of spirits”), or Ban Phi(Ahom: 𑜈𑜃𑜫 𑜇𑜣) is a form of animist religious beliefs traditionally and historically practiced by groups of ethnic Tai peoples. Tai folk animist traditions are practiced by the Lao, Tai Ahom, Shan people, Dai people, Tai Khamti, Lao Isan and Thais of Thailand. These religions are animistic and polytheistic and their practice involves classes of shamans and ancestor worship.

Among the Lao, the Lao Loum and Lao Lom are predominantly Buddhist, while the Lao Theung and Lao Sung are predominantly folk religious. Tai folk animist traditions have also been incorporated into Laotian Buddhism. Shan State, commonly known by its native name Muang Tai, as well as Shanland (Shan: မိူင်းတႆး, pronounced [mɤ́ŋ.táj]; Burmese: ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, pronounced [ʃáɰ̃ pjìnɛ̀]) is a state of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos (Louang Namtha and Bokeo Provinces) to the east, and Thailand (Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son Provinces) to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma (Myanmar) in the west. The largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km2, almost a quarter of the total area of Burma. The Shan State gets its name from Burmese name for the Tai people: “Shan people”.