DRANGSONG MANUSCRIPTS
| 1. Text number | Drangsong 209 |
| 2. Text title (where present) in Tibetan |
༄༅།། དབལ་ཁྱུང་དམར་པོའི་སྒྲུབ་པ་བཞུགསྷོ།། |
| 3. Text title (where present) in Wylie transliteration | dBal khyung dmar po’i sgrub pa bzhugs+ho/ |
| 4. A brief summary of the item’s contents | Meditation on the Red Garuda as a representation of the nature of the dharma; prayers for the accomplishment of various endeavours, that they may destroy one’s own ignorance; making offerings, and seeking liberation. |
| 5. Number of folios | 17 |
| 6. Scribe’s name | |
| 7. Translation of title | The sādhana of the Red Garuda |
| 8. Transcription of colophon | de nas bsngo ba smon lam mi dmigs pas rgyas gdab bo/ dbal khyung dmar po’i bsgrub gzhung ’di/ stag gzig yul du sprul sku ston pa gshen rab kyis gtan la phab nas/ dbal bon stga la me ’bar la gtad/ de nad zhang zhunng gshen po dran pa nam mkha’ la brgyud do/ des legs stangs rmang po la rgyud/ de rba zhabs brag dkar gyis yar/ lho phyogs brag srin po’i mig ’dra ba nas/ bse’i sgrom bus nang nas/ gser shog ser skya me ri rtsa nas/ g.yung drung gis rgyas bstab[btab] nas gter sbas te/ nam hzig las ldan sprul sku 1 gis brnyed par shog/ gter bsrung lha tshan rgyal po gyis[yis]/ ces smon lam btab bas sbas so/ de nas khod po blo gros thoegs med kyis rgun[dgun] zla ’bring po’i nyi shu la/ lho |
| 9. Translation of colophon | In this way, making vows and performing the non-apprehension seal, the Red Garuda’s sadhana teaching, initially taught by the manifestation Buddha sTon pa gshen rab in the stag gzig region, was passed on to master dBal bon sTag la me ’bar. It was then transmitted to master Dran pa nam mkha’ of Zhangzhung, who further passed it to Legs btang rmang po. He concealed it within a box made of rhinoceros hide (or copper) in the south of the sacred mountain sBa zhabs brag dkar, which is shaped like a demon’s eye. This text, on yellowish-gray paper with flame motifs in gold ink and sealed with a syllable count in the thousands, is awaiting the day when it will be discovered by those with affinity. In this manner, under the vow of the guardian protector lHa bstan rgyal po, it was hidden. It was revealed by Khod po Blo gros thogs med on the twentieth day of the mid-winter, in the southern region…
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| 10. Remarks | sBa zhabs brag dkar is located in the eastern part of Tibet, in the rTa’u region, which is within the boundaries of rTa’u County, dKar mdzes Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. |
| 11. Remarks on script | ’bru tsha, small dpe tshugs/ ’khyug ma tshugs |
| 12. Format | Loose leaves |
| 13. Size | 7.5 × 27 cm |
| 14. Layout | |
| 15. Illustrations and decorations | |
| 16. Paper type | Woven, 1-2 layers, smooth |
| 17. Paper thickness | 0.18–0.45 mm |
| 18. Nos of folio sampled | f. 1 right margin |
| 19. Fibre analysis | |
| 20. AMS 14C dating | |
| 21. XRF analysis | Main elements: Ca, Fe, K, S
Trace elements: Ti, Zn, Mn, Si |
| 22. RTI | |
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