1. Text number |
Drangsong 286 |
2. Text title (where present) in Tibetan |
ཐོད་རབས་རྒྱས་འདེབས་བཞུགས་སོ།།
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3. Text title (where present) in Wylie transliteration |
Thod rabs rgyas ’debs bzhugs so// |
4. A brief summary of the item’s contents |
Apparently a list of contents for a longer work with numerous components, including methods for subjugating different varieties of vampires (sri mnan) and propitiating various classes of divinities. |
5. Number of folios. |
1 |
6. Scribe’s name |
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7. Translation of title |
The origin myth of the skulls [used in vampire subjugation] and the application of the seal. |
8. Transcription of colophon |
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9. Translation of colophon |
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10. General remarks |
Incomplete |
11. Remarks on script |
’bru tsha |
12. Format |
Loose leaves |
13. Size |
7.8 × 29.3 cm |
14. Layout |
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15. Illustrations and decorations |
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16. Paper type |
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17. Paper thickness |
0.25–0.43 mm |
18. Nos of folio sampled |
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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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