| 1. Text number |
Drangsong 180 |
| 2. Text title (where present) in Tibetan |
|
| 3. Text title (where present) in Wylie transliteration |
No title |
| 4. A brief summary of the item’s contents |
Part of the offering stage from the contemplation of the meditational deity in spiritual practice. |
| 5. Number of folios. |
12 |
| 6. Scribe’s name |
None |
| 7. Translation of title |
|
| 8. Transcription of colophon |
|
| 9. Translation of colophon |
|
| 10. General remarks |
An offering ritual from the sādhana cycle of the Bon meditational deity sTag la me ‘bar. |
| 11. Remarks on script |
’bru tsha, small dpe tshugs |
| 12. Format |
Loose leaves |
| 13. Size |
8.9 × 33 cm |
| 14. Layout |
|
| 15. Illustrations and decorations |
|
| 16. Paper type |
Woven, 2-3 layers, smooth, white paint on the paper surface |
| 17. Paper thickness |
0.14–0.18 mm |
| 18. Nos of folio sampled |
f. 1 |
| 19. Fibre analysis |
|
| 20. AMS 14C dating |
|
| 21. XRF analysis |
|
| 22. RTI |
|
| 23. GCMS |
|