DRANGSONG MANUSCRIPTS
| 1. Text number | Drangsong 339 |
| 2. Text title (where present) in Tibetan |
༄༅།། དྲག་པོ་གཏིང་རྫོགས་ཀྱིས་བཟློག་པ་བཞུགས་སྷྭོ། |
| 3. Text title (where present) in Wylie transliteration | Drag po gting rdzogs kyis bzlog pa bzhugs s+hwo/ |
| 4. A brief summary of the item’s contents | Praying to the meditation deity sTag la me ’bar and his ralatives, and praising their merits and virtues, wishing to attain enlightenment, and reversing the harm caused by all demons and enemies. |
| 5. Number of folios | 12 |
| 6. Scribe’s name | |
| 7. Translation of title | A thorough reversal ritual by means of wrathful deities |
| 8. Transcription of colophon | bzlog sngags rnams bzlog pa’i skabs su/ tshe nyungs la sngags la zor gtor la stim/ ling ga sngags la grab/ zor du byed na/ brgya mdud srog sdom ltar shes par bya/ dge’o/ bdag go/ bkra shis legs+ho/ |
| 9. Translation of colophon | When reciting the reversal mantra, sprinkle with mustard seeds after blessing, sprinkle after blessing the effigy (with mustard seeds). If making a triangular torma, one should be aware that the ritual is performed according to the practice of the “Vajra Seal of Life” (ritual). Virtue; checked; may auspiciousness prevail! |
| 10. General remarks | |
| 11. Remarks on script | dpe tshugs, ’khyug ma tshugs |
| 12. Format | Loose leaves |
| 13. Size | 7 × 34.2 cm |
| 14. Layout | Title (one text line) placed centrally in full geometric frame sketched with red ink on the 1st recto page, then four text lines in the full frame on the 1st verso and 2nd recto page, and 5 text line in the full frame on the 2nd recto page on between side margins sketched in red ink (+6 text lines accidentally on some pages). |
| 15. Illustrations and decorations | |
| 16. Paper type | Woven, 1 layer |
| 17. Paper thickness | 0.14–0.17 mm |
| 18. Nos of folio sampled | f. 4 |
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| 20. AMS 14C dating | |
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