DRANGSONG MANUSCRIPTS
| 1. Text number | Drangsong 263 |
| 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 | The text appears to be a sādhanā text for the practice of the Dzogchen (Great Perfection) tradition of Bon. It focuses on the meditation and visualization of the primordial deity gShen lha ‘od dkar, who is a form of the meditational deity associated with spiritual practice used by Tantra and Dzogchen practitioners to connect with and embody the qualities of the deity for realisation and enlightenment. |
| 5. Number of folios | 16 |
| 6. Scribe’s name | |
| 7. Translation of title | |
| 8. Transcription of colophon | |
| 9. Translation of colophon | |
| 10. General remarks | Incomplete |
| 11. Remarks on script | dpe tshugs, large and small |
| 12. Format | Loose leaves |
| 13. Size | 8.2 × 29.5 cm |
| 14. Layout | |
| 15. Illustrations and decorations | |
| 16. Paper type | Woven, ply, smooth |
| 17. Paper thickness | 0.12–0.16 mm |
| 18. Nos of folio sampled | f. 2 right upper corner |
| 19. Fibre analysis | |
| 20. AMS 14C dating | |
| 21. XRF analysis | |
| 22. RTI | |
| 23. GCMS |
