DRANGSONG MANUSCRIPTS
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1. Text number
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Drangsong 015 |
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2. Text title (where present) in Tibetan |
ཀུན་བཟང་ཨ་གསལ་་་ |
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3. Text title (where present) in Wylie transliteration |
Kun bzang a gsal… |
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4. A brief summary of the item’s contents |
The main sādhanā text of the primordial Buddha Samantabhadra, including the method of visualising the divinity, as well as the names of the masters in the corresponding Bonpo lineage. |
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5. Number of folios |
16 |
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6. Scribe’s name |
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7. Translation of title |
The Ever-excellent One, the Clear Letter “A” |
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8. Transcription of colophon |
bdag go/ bkra shis/ dge’o/ |
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9. Translation of colophon |
It is I. Blessings and virtue. |
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10. General remarks |
This is one of the main practice texts of Bon tradition, composed by mNyam med Shes rab rgyal mtshan (1356-1415). |
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11. Remarks on script |
dpe tshugs |
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12. Format |
Loose leaves |
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13. Size |
8 × 26.5 cm |
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14. Layout |
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15. Illustrations and decorations |
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16. Paper type |
Woven, 1 layer |
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17. Paper thickness |
0.28–0.38 mm |
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18. Nos of folio sampled |
f.1 and 3
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19. Fibre analysis |
Daphne sp. and Stellera sp. |
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20. AMS 14C dating |
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21. XRF analysis |
Main elements: Ca, Fe, K, S Trace elements: Ti, Zn, Mn, Si |
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22. RTI |
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