DRANGSONG MANUSCRIPTS
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1. Text number |
Drangsong 055 |
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2. Text title (where present) in Tibetan |
༄༅།།རྔོ་མདོས་སྤྱི་ཡི་སྔོན་འགྲོ་་་ |
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3. Text title (where present) in Wylie transliteration |
rNgo mdos spyi yi sngon ’gro… |
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4. A brief summary of the item’s contents |
Prayer for blessings through visualization and mantras as a prelude to a mdos ritual for dedication |
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5. Number of folios |
4 (3 to 6) |
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6. Scribe’s name |
None |
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7. Translation of title |
The preliminary procedures for a mdos ritual of dedication |
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8. Transcription of colophon |
Zhes brjod la sngo mdos spyi’i sngon ’gro sngags drug rdzogs so// dge’o/ zhal ’gro[dro]/ bkra shis/ mangha gha lȧ. |
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9. Translation of colophon |
The preliminary part of the dedication mdos ritual is complete. Virtue, good luck and blessings. |
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10. General remarks |
Incomplete text. |
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11. Remarks on script |
’bru tsha or khyung bris |
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12. Format |
Loose leaves |
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13. Size |
8.8 × 34 cm |
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14. Layout |
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15. Illustrations and decorations |
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16. Paper type |
Woven, 2 layers |
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17. Paper thickness |
0.15–0.31 mm |
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18. Nos of folio sampled |
f. 2 |
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20. AMS 14C dating |
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