Drangsong No. 181

DRANGSONG MANUSCRIPTS

1. Text number Drangsong 181
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 Spiritual practice on the contemplation of the earth-lord deities of the five continents.
5. Number of folios 3
6. Scribe’s name None
7. Translation of title None
8. Transcription of colophon None
9. Translation of colophon
10. General remarks Incomplete; a ritual text from the sādhana cycle of Bon meditation deity sTag la me ’bar
11. Remarks on script ’Bru tsha (two different hands), ’khyug ma tshugs
12. Format Loose leaves
13. Size 8.9 × 28.8 cm
14. Layout
15. Illustrations and decorations
16. Paper type Woven, 2-3 layers, textile print visible on the paper surface on some areas, smooth
17. Paper thickness 0.13–0.18 mm
18. Nos of folio sampled f. 8
19. Fibre analysis
20. AMS 14C dating
21. XRF analysis
22. RTI
23. GCMS

 

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