DRANGSONG MANUSCRIPTS
1. Text number |
Drangsong 125 |
2. Text title (where present) in Tibetan |
༄༅།།མ་མོ་ཡི་དགུ་མདོས་བཞུགསོ་ཧཱ། |
3. Text title (where present) in Wylie transliteration |
Ma mo yi dgu mdos bzhus so hā/ |
4. A brief summary of the item’s contents |
The origin of all the female demons in the world and how they are subdued by the doctrine, as well as the means of preventing their intrusion. |
5. Number of folios. |
6 |
6. Scribe’s name |
None |
7. Translation of title |
The ninefold mdos ritual of the ma mo goddesses |
8. Transcription of colophon |
ces ma mo dgu mdos rdzogs+ho/ bkra shis/ zhu dag go/ sems can la phan togs par shog/ |
9. Translation of colophon |
In this way, the ninefold mdos ritual of the ma mo is over. Blessings. Edited. May it benefit all beings! |
10. General remarks |
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11. Remarks on script |
dpe tshugs, ’khyug ma tshugs |
12. Format |
Loose leaves |
13. Size |
9.4 × 35 cm |
14. Layout |
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15. Illustrations and decorations |
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16. Paper type |
Woven, 1-2 layers, polishing traces |
17. Paper thickness |
0.15–0.17 mm |
18. Nos of folio sampled |
f. 1 |
19. Fibre analysis |
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20. AMS 14C dating |
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21. XRF analysis |
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22. RTI |
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23. GCMS |
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