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EAP310/1/1/1
- Record Id:
- 040-002360462
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002360460
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000926.0x0001d4
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP310/1/1/1
- Title:
- Thadrak Kanjur rGyud 'bum Ka
- Scope & Content:
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The volume contains the Manjushrinamasangiti and Kalacakratantra. The tantras were composed in the first millennium and translated into Tibetan. The first one deals with the names and epithets of the Buddha of Wisdom, Manjushri. It is presented as a sermon delivered by the historical Buddha in praise of Manjushri. The Kalacakatantras deals with meditation and ritual practice around the deity Kalacakra. It is also one of the major sources of Tibetan astrology. The volume contains tantric literature such as Manjushrimulasamgiti and Kalacakra tantras. This kanjur canons begins with the Manjushrinamasamgiti unlike some other kanjur canons in Bhutan which begin with Cakrasamvara. The volume is written on cream coloured traditional Bhutanese paper made from dahpne bark. It is written in black ink. The text is wrapped in several layers of cloth and bound between two think wood covers. The leaves are roughly 62x11.5cm. The first folios of the kanjur series have a deep blue background in the text box, most likely painted using malachite. Letters are written in gold ink. The text starts on the verso of the first folio which also has a silk cover. 1 volume containing 526 folios of manuscripts on paper in loose leaf poti format.
Dates of original material: probably 18th century
Volume: Ka
Script(s) of material: Tibetan dBu can script.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- The digital documentation of manuscripts in Thadrak, Tshamdrak and Neyphug Temples
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002360460
036-002360461
040-002360462 - Is part of:
- EAP310/1 : The Manuscript Collection of Thadrak TempleThe Manuscript Collection of Thadrak Temple
EAP310/1/1 : The Kanjur Canon
EAP310/1/1/1 : Thadrak Kanjur rGyud 'bum Ka - Hierarchy:
- 032-002360460[0001]/036-002360461[0001]/040-002360462
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP310/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 folder containing 526 TIFF images; 12.1GB
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP310-1-1-1
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Tibetan
- Scripts:
- Tibetan
- Start Date:
- 1650
- End Date:
- 1950
- Date Range:
- 1650-1950
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Information About Originals:
- Original material is held at the Thadrak Temple
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)