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IOL Tib J 336
- Record Id:
- 040-003652694
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003652467
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100102477687.0x00001a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOL Tib J 336
- Title:
- rgyal po ched po bzhi'i spyan 'dren and 1 more item.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- International Dunhuang Project
Stein Collection - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003652467
040-003652694 - Is part of:
- IOL Tib J : Tibetan manuscripts from the Stein Collection.
IOL Tib J 336 : rgyal po ched po bzhi'i spyan 'dren and 1 more item. - Hierarchy:
- 032-003652467[0070]/040-003652694
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOL Tib J
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 5 folios/panels
- Digitised Content:
- https://idp.bl.uk/collection/9413DD77ABA54D1DB9A2D478C011AC5D
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Tibetan
- Scripts:
- Tibetan
- Start Date:
- 0750
- End Date:
- 1000
- Date Range:
- 0750-1000
- Era:
- CE
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Stein Collection
International Dunhuang Project
IOL Tib J 336
rgyal po ched po bzhi'i spyan 'dren and 1 more item.
Contents
Language(s): Tibetan
1.Title: rgyal po ched po bzhi'i spyan 'drenIncipit: 1r.1@//__//rgyal po ched po bzhi'i spyan 'dren la //prayer
A text paying homage and making offerings to the four great kings of the title. These are described in turn, arranged on the compass points around the central mountain (ri rgyal lhun po): in the eastYul 'khor srung(Dhṛtarāṣṭra), in the south'Phags skyes po(Virūḍhaka), in the westSpyan myi bzang(Virūpākṣa), in the northGnam mtho sras(Vaiśravaṇa). In most of their attributes, these figures agree with later traditions. Additionally, all other gods from the five pure realms ofMyi che,Myi gdung,Shin tu gya noms snang,Shin tu mthongand'Og men, are summoned to make offerings.
The numbering of the pages of this text is difficult to decipher: they are numberedgcig,dva,gsum,bzhiandco nga. The order appears to be correct except that the folio numberedbzhiis out of sequence and seems to be a separate prayer; therefore it appears as Item 2 below.
Explicit: 5v.4sras dang btsun morbdzas [sic for /bcas ]pa la phyag 'tshal snyen bgurmcho [sic for /mchod ]pa 'bul////////2.Incipit: 4r.1//rdo rje 'chang rgyal dbang sa/prayer
In this prayer, various gods and demons are made to pay homage and make offerings, perhaps toVajradhāra.
Explicit: 4v.5dam tshig srung ba 'khor bcas la phyag 'tshal snyen bgur mchod ba 'bul//Physical Description
pI for pa'IForm: pothiMaterial: paperSupport: manuscript, ink on paperPaper Layers: 1
Laid lines (min): 13
Laid lines (max): 14
Fibre structure comments: vertical and horizontal laid lines
Materials: manuscript, ink on paper
Extent: 5 folios/panelsDimensions (leaf): 11 × 16.4 cm.Foliation:Pagination type: prefixed letter and numerals/Khotanese numerals
Layout
Columns:1
Columns per panel/lines per page: 4/5/6
Hand(s)
History
Origin: 0750-1000DHMG.(Dunhuang Mogao) DHMG.17.
Provenance and Acquisition
Stein 1906-8
All data except for msContents were drawn from the legacy IDP 4D database
Record created byUlrich Pagel 01/01/97
Modified bySam van Schaik 01/03/16
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