DRANGSONG MANUSCRIPTS
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1. Text number |
Drangsong 144 |
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2. Text title (where present) in Tibetan |
No title |
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3. Text title (where present) in Wylie transliteration |
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4. A brief summary of the item’s contents |
The main sādhana texts of Kun bzang a gsal, one of the main benign meditational divinities of Bon. |
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5. Number of folios |
27 |
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6. Scribe’s name |
Yang ston |
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7. Translation of title |
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8. Transcription of colophon |
Ces pa’i tshul ’di ni gshen gyi drang srong shes rab rgyal mtshan gyis/ bkra shis sman ri’i khrod du sbyar ba dge’o// ’di ’dra gsang sngags zab mo yi bsgrub pa/ ’chal pa don med rnams la gsang rgya thobs/ las can skyes bu rnams la spel bar bya/ dge’o/ dag go/ bkra shis par gyur/
Ces pa yang sku skye rin po chen[che] ’i thugs dam phyag dpe ’di ni/ da lam yang dgon bde chen lha ri’i rtse nas zhal bshos[bshus] pa dag snos[snang] ngang nas sbyor[sbyar] [ ba ’o/ ’dis yon mchod thams cad kun bzang sku dang dbyer med par shog/ manghalaṃ / bkra shis/ yang ston bdag gis spe[spel] ba red/
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9. Translation of colophon |
This work was composed by mNyam med Shes rab rgyal mtshan (1356-1415) at bKra shis sman ri monastery. Please keep this tantric teaching secret from ordinary people, and preach it to those who have acquired merit. Virtue, virtue, and good fortune!
The text of the great incarnation (? sku skyes rin po che), received in a pure vision at Yang dgon bde chen lha ri rtse monastery, and may both the patron and the priest become inseparable froom the body of the Ever-Excellent One. I, Yang ston, am developing [this teaching) here. |
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10. General remarks |
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11. Remarks on script |
’bru tsha, large and small |
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12. Format |
Loose leaves |
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13. Size |
8 × 30.7 cm |
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14. Layout |
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15. Illustrations and decorations |
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16. Paper type |
Woven, 2-3 layers, smooth |
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17. Paper thickness |
0.14–0.16 mm |
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18. Nos of folio sampled |
f. 2 |
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19. Fibre analysis |
Daphne and Stellera sp. fibres with possible addition of hemp-like fibres |
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20. AMS 14C dating |
Ds 144 f 2 R_Date(200,30) Warning! Date may extend out of range – 200+/-30BP 68.3% probability 1659AD (18.2%) 1681AD 1739AD (10.7%) 1753AD 1762AD (32.6%) 1800AD 1939AD (6.8%) … 95.4% probability 1643AD (26.3%) 1694AD 1725AD (54.8%) 1812AD 1917AD (14.4%) … |
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21. XRF analysis |
Main elements: Ca, Fe, K, S Trace elements: Ti, Zn, Mn, Si |
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