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Project / Collection Lama Mani: the texts and narrative thangkas of India’s exiled Tibetan storytellers Subject Rites and Ceremonies Level [40] File

1. EAP1016/1/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1016/1/1/2
Title:
A dagger [Early 18th century]
Scope & Content:
A dagger. Dorje Phurpa རྡོ་རྗེ་ཕུར་པ་ (Wylie rdo rje phur pa) Three faced dagger, made from bronze and iron, 21.5 cm long. An object commonly used in tantric ritual performances. The main section of the handle is in the form of a dorje (skt vajra) with a mythological creature (a makara) at the j...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
9 TIFF images

2. EAP1016/2/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1016/2/1/2
Title:
A brass ritual thunderbolt, Vajra in Sanskrit or Dorje in Tibetan [Late 19th century]
Scope & Content:
A brass ritual thunderbolt, Vajra in Sanskrit or Dorje in Tibetan. རྡོ་རྗེ (Wylie rdo rje). 12.5 cm long. . Creation dates: Probably late 19th Century. Unknown date but over 100 years old. Custodial history: An item owned by the family of Buchen Norgye, the late husband of the current owner, an...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
1 TIFF images

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