DRANGSONG MANUSCRIPTS
| 1. Text number
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Drangsong 236 |
| 2. Text title (where present) in Tibetan | |
| 3. Text title (where present) in Wylie transliteration | No title |
| 4. A brief summary of the item’s contents | Prayer and offerings to the protector divinities to and to protect the doctrine and to destroy its enemies. |
| 5. Number of folios | 2 |
| 6. Scribe’s name | None |
| 7. Translation of title | |
| 8. Transcription of colophon | ces bya ste/ mkha’ la rang bzhin mnga’ gsol pa’o/ mnga’ gsol kyis[gyi] gtor ma bsgrub [sgrub] khang gi zur du zhags[bzhag]/ ’gyed pa’i gtor ma dgra bgegs kyi phyogs su ’phangs/ byes su dmoad ba las bcol bya/ bsrungs sngags bsrung pa’i… zlog sngags bzlog pa’i dmag dpungs/ bsad sngags bsad pa’i mtshon cha/ ….. bskul rdzogs/ bkra shis/
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| 9. Translation of colophon | In this way, the praise of the nature of the sky is completed, the torma for praise is placed next to the meditation hall, and the torma for war is thrown in the direction of the obstructive enemy, after which the evil enemy is cursed and the gods are entrusted with the blessing to fulfil the wish. The mantra of protection that…the mantra of reserve that is the soldier for reserving, the mantra of killing that is the weapon for killing …encouragement…finished, good luck! |
| 10. Remarks | This is a fragment of a prayer offering to the female protector deity Srid pa’i rgyal mo |
| 11. Remarks on script | ’bru tsha, ’khyug ma tshugs |
| 12. Format | Loose leaves |
| 13. Size | 8.8 × 32 cm |
| 14. Layout | |
| 15. Illustrations and decorations | |
| 16. Paper type | Woven, ply, smooth with the traces of polishing |
| 17. Paper thickness | 0.19–0.34 mm |
| 18. Nos of folio sampled | f. 8 |
| 19. Fibre analysis | |
| 20. AMS 14C dating | |
| 21. XRF analysis | |
| 22. RTI | |
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