DRANGSONG MANUSCRIPTS
1. Text number |
Drangsong 122 |
2. Text title (where present) in Tibetan |
༄༅།།བདུད་ཀྱི་ཞལ་བསྒྱུར་བཞུགས་སོ།། |
3. Text title (where present) in Wylie transliteration |
bdud kyi zhal bsgyur bzhugs so// |
4. A brief summary of the item’s contents |
A ransom ritual to repel attacks by demons. |
5. Number of folios |
11 |
6. Scribe’s name |
None |
7. Translation of title |
Reversing the face of the demon |
8. Transcription of colophon |
bkra shis/ shu bhȧ/ glud bdud gcod pa’am/ dgra phyogs bsam/ gnod pa’i phyogs su bskyal lo/ ’di keg che ba la bya’o/ dge’o/ |
9. Translation of colophon |
Blessings! throw [the torma] in the direction of the demons, enemies, or harmful powers. This ritual is to be done in response to major obstacles. Virtue. |
10. General remarks |
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11. Remarks on script |
dpe tshugs, ’khyug ma tshugs |
12. Format |
Loose leaves |
13. Size |
7.3 × 36.5 cm |
14. Layout |
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15. Illustrations and decorations |
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16. Paper type |
Laid patchy, 1-2 layers, smooth |
17. Paper thickness |
0.15–0.17 mm |
18. Nos of folio sampled |
f. 11 |
19. Fibre analysis |
Daphne sp. |
20. AMS 14C dating |
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21. XRF analysis |
Main elements: Ca, Fe, K, S, Cl, Si Trace elements: Ti, Cu, Al, Mn |
22. RTI |
A) Rendering mode: Default B) Rendering mode: Diffuse Gain |
23. GCMS |
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