DRANGSONG MANUSCRIPTS
| 1. Text number | Drangsong 163 |
| 2. Text title (where present) in Tibetan |
༄༅།།དམུ་མདོས་སྐྱིས་ལྟོ་དཔེའ་བཞུགས་པ་ལེགསྷོ།། |
| 3. Text title (where present) in Wylie transliteration | dMu mdos skyis [kyi] lto[gto] dpe’ bzhugs pa legs+ho/ |
| 4. A brief summary of the item’s contents | A mdos ritual for making offerings to the dmu divinities who harm humans |
| 5. Number of folios | 5 |
| 6. Scribe’s name | None |
| 7. Translation of title | A ritual text (gto dpe) for [offering] a mdos to the dmu |
| 8. Transcription of colophon | ces brjod la phyogs bcur stong/ phug ron dkar khung nas stong/ khyi thod rgyal lam du skyal lo/ dmu’i dmdos rdzogs+ho/ bkra shis/
ces de skad rjod[brjod] la dmu’ bya spur/ mtshon skur nub phyogs su skyur ro/ dmu’ bya spur pa’i man ngag bya ’khyung chen po rang ’grol zhes bya pa rdzogs+ho/ sngags ni ’di yin no/ bya kri yang se/ bkra shis dpal ’bar ’dzam gling rgyan du byon/ sbar mangglȧ/ zhus bdag/ |
| 9. Translation of colophon | Recite thus, then release a pigeon (as a ransom) through a skylight and deposit the skull of the dog at a crossroads; the mdos ritual for the dmu is over. Blessings.
Recite thus, then release the dmu bird (as an offering), then cast the weapon in the direction of the west. The ritual of release of the dmu bird entitled “The Great Garuda Liberation” is over. Here is the mantra [that is to be recited]. may the world be blessed with auspiciousness and good fortune. May all be auspicious. Proofed. |
| 10. General remarks | The three indigenous classes of spirits – the dmu, bdud, and btsan – that feature in this ritual have become protectors of the doctrine in the context of Yungdrung Bon (and also in Buddhism). |
| 11. Remarks on script | dpe tshugs, ’khyug ma tshugs, dbu can |
| 12. Format | Loose leaves |
| 13. Size | 9.5 × 34.3 cm |
| 14. Layout | |
| 15. Illustrations and decorations | |
| 16. Paper type | Woven, 1 layer, the clear textile sieve print on the paper surface |
| 17. Paper thickness | 0.11–0.15 mm |
| 18. Nos of folio sampled | f. 1 |
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| 20. AMS 14C dating | |
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