1. Text number |
Drangsong 254 |
2. Text title (where present) in Tibetan |
No title |
3. Text title (where present) in Wylie transliteration |
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4. A brief summary of the item’s contents |
Prayers, offerings, and meditation to the deity Vajravidāraṇa, with a view to purifying all impurities and delusional emotions within ourselves. |
5. Number of folios |
2 |
6. Scribe’s name |
None |
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 |
The text is incomplete; it belongs to the sādhanā cycle of the Bon meditation deity Vajravidāraṇa. |
11. Remarks on script |
’bru tsha, |
12. Format |
Loose leaves |
13. Size |
7.7 × 25.5 cm |
14. Layout |
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15. Illustrations and decorations |
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16. Paper type |
Woven, 1-2 layers, rough |
17. Paper thickness |
0.13–0.32 mm |
18. Nos of folio sampled |
f. 2 right upper 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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