| 1. Text number |
Drangsong 182 |
| 2. Text title (where present) in Tibetan |
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| 3. Text title (where present) in Wylie transliteration |
No title |
| 4. A brief summary of the item’s contents |
The content describes the origin of the rgyal po demons and the signs and their various manifestations that brought disaster to mankind, and relates how the rgyal po and their dependents were ritually sent back to their source, never to inflict harm on mankind again. |
| 5. Number of folios |
4 |
| 6. Scribe’s name |
None |
| 7. Translation of title |
None |
| 8. Transcription of colophon |
Yi dam nga rgyal gyis/ rgyal po ’khor bcas rang rang so so’i gnas su song bar bsam mo/ |
| 9. Translation of colophon |
With the divine pride of the meditational deity, contemplate the rgyal po demons and their dependents all being sent back to their respective places. |
| 10. General remarks |
The text is incomplete and belongs to the ritual text of the rGyal po gser mdos, the “Golden mdos ritual of the rgyal po demons.” |
| 11. Remarks on script |
dPe tshugs,’khyug ma tshugs, dbu can |
| 12. Format |
Loose leaves |
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| 16. Paper type |
Laid patchy |
| 17. Paper thickness |
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| 18. Nos of folio sampled |
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| 19. Fibre analysis |
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| 20. AMS 14C dating |
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