Drangsong No. 288

DRANGSONG MANUSCRIPTS

1. Text number Drangsong 288
2. Text title (where present) in Tibetan No title
3. Text title (where present) in Wylie transliteration  
4. A brief summary of the item’s contents Meditation on the five mantra characters, making offerings, and praying for blessings, with a view to attaining enlightenment.
5. Number of folios 1
6. Scribe’s name
7. Translation of title
8. Transcription of colophon spyan ’dren ni bsnyen dang bcas pa gong bzhin no/ bkra shis+ho/
9. Translation of colophon The steps of Inviting and taking refuge are as set out above. Blessings.
10. General remarks Incomplete
11. Remarks on script ’bru tsha, ’khyug ma tshugs
12. Format Loose leaves
13. Size 7.6 × 30 cm
14. Layout
15. Illustrations and decorations
16. Paper type
17. Paper thickness 0.20–0.38 mm
18. Nos of folio sampled
19. Fibre analysis
20. AMS 14C dating
21. XRF analysis
22. RTI
23. GCMS


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