DRANGSONG MANUSCRIPTS
| 1. Text number
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Drangsong 268 |
| 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 | Prayers and offerings to all vidyādharas and ḍākinīs, with a view to attaining enlightenment. |
| 5. Number of folios | 17 |
| 6. Scribe’s name | None |
| 7. Translation of title | |
| 8. Transcription of colophon | rgya gar bon gyi bka’ lung/ rig ’dzin mkha’ ’gro’i gsang bcud/ ’od ldan ’bar ma’i snyan rgyud/ athi:: ’gal ’khrul nor ’phrul ’chis na rig ’dzin mkha’ ’gro’i sku mthol lo bshags/ bkra shis dpal ’bar ’dzam gling rgyan du shog/ dge’o/ bkra shis/ |
| 9. Translation of colophon | This teaching from the Indian Bon tradition is the essence of the teachings of vidyādharas and ḍākinīs, transmitted by ‘Od ldan ’bar ma. If there are any errors, repent to the vidyādharas and ḍākinīs. May it become an adornment of the world. Virtue. Blessings. |
| 10. General remarks | The content of this text is related to the subject of The Master and His Two Disciples – Padmasambhava and his two sons – which is a class of treasure literature characteristic of the New Bon tradition. |
| 11. Remarks on script | ’bru tsha, tshugs ring |
| 12. Format | Loose leaves |
| 13. Size | 8.5 × 24 cm |
| 14. Layout | |
| 15. Illustrations and decorations | |
| 16. Paper type | Woven, 1-2 layers, smooth |
| 17. Paper thickness | 0.11–0.16 mm |
| 18. Nos of folio sampled | f. 18 upper margin middle |
| 19. Fibre analysis | |
| 20. AMS 14C dating | |
| 21. XRF analysis | |
| 22. RTI | |
| 23. GCMS |
