| 1. Text number |
Drangsong 267 |
| 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 |
A practical manual for the sequential practice of tantra, involving steps such as meditation, visualisation, invocation, offering, confession, and making vows. |
| 5. Number of folios |
28 |
| 6. Scribe’s name |
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| 7. Translation of title |
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| 8. Transcription of colophon |
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| 9. Translation of colophon |
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| 10. General remarks |
According to the content that the text is a ritual practice manual of the sādhanā cycle of sTag la me ’bar. |
| 11. Remarks on script |
dpe tshugs, ’khyug ma tshugs, dbu can |
| 12. Format |
Deb ther sewn at the top, one gathering |
| 13. Size |
8 × 24 cm |
| 14. Layout |
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| 15. Illustrations and decorations |
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| 16. Paper type |
Woven, 1-2 layers, smooth |
| 17. Paper thickness |
0.07–0.15 mm |
| 18. Nos of folio sampled |
f. 8 left bottom corner |
| 19. Fibre analysis |
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| 20. AMS 14C dating |
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| 21. XRF analysis |
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| 22. RTI |
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| 23. GCMS |
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