Drangsong No. 148

DRANGSONG MANUSCRIPTS

1. Text number 

Drangsong 148

2. Text title (where present) in Tibetan

 

3. Text title (where present) in Wylie transliteration 

 

4. A brief summary of the item’s contents

Prayers to the root guru for blessing and enlightenment

5. Number of folios

1

6. Scribe’s name

Name

7. Translation of title

 

8. Transcription of colophon

bla ma mkhyen no, bkra shis/

9. Translation of colophon

Master, think of me. Blessings.

10. General remarks

Guidelines made with kona – fat – ink does not cover it

11. Remarks on script

dpe tshugs, ’khyug ma tshugs

12. Format

Loose leaves

13. Size

8.7 × 32.8 cm

14. Layout

 

15. Illustrations and decorations

 

16. Paper type

Woven, 2 layers, soft

17. Paper thickness

0.14–0.16 mm

18. Nos of folio sampled

f. 1

19. Fibre analysis

 

20. AMS 14C dating

 

21. XRF analysis

 

22. RTI

 

23. GCMS

 

Drangsong_148

Digital copy

Drangsong_148

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