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Or 15217
- Record Id:
- 032-004364897
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004364897
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100164661990.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 15217
- Title:
- A manuscript edition of the Nying ma rgyud 'bum
- Additional Titles:
-
རྙིང་མ་རྒྱུད་འབུམ།
- Scope & Content:
- A manuscript copy, of the Collected Tantras of the Ancients(rnying ma rgyud 'bum) produced in the mid-18th century in the Kyirong valley in the South-West of Tibet. The miniatures in the individual volumes show a portrait of Katog Rigdzin Tsewang Norbu (1698–1755),one of the most eminent Lamas of the School of the Ancients during his time. Set consists of only twenty-nine out of thirty-three volumes (volume one is held by the Bodleian Library). Some volumes contain hints by the scribes that the work was commissioned by a well-known Buddhist nun and member of the Tibetan aristocracy whose name was Pema-Chodzin (Tibetan: Padma chos 'dzin). She was the sister of Polhané (Tibetan: Pho lha nas bsod nams stobs rgyas, 1689-1747) who was later to effectively become the ruling prince of Tibet. Pema-Chodzin was also a close disciple of the eminent Lama depicted in the manuscript and is likely to have commissioned this copy manuscript of the rNying ma rGyud ' bum in her teacher’s honour after he passed away.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004364897", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 15217: A manuscript edition of the Nying ma rgyud 'bum" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004364897
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004364897
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 29 (out of 33) volumes in pothi format.
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Tibetan
- Scripts:
- Tibetan
- Start Date:
- 1755
- End Date:
- 1760
- Date Range:
- 1755-1760
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)