PublisherTibet : s.n.DescriptionGroup of small manuscripts are likely to have been written by students. The larger manuscript, bound in elephant skin, is a transcription of "The beautiful messenger: the four-fold means of perfection." This tells how to pacify Tibet's "Earth Lords" or spirits of place, ending with a series of Tantric "realizations", seeking blessings from the "fifty blood-draining wrathful protector deities." These manuscripts are written on daphne paper, which the Tibetans treat with aconite, a poison meant to deter insects. The five Tibetan tsakali cards were part of a larger pack used in a life-lengthening ceremony. Each hand-coloured image is symbolic in a manner akin to western tarot cards.LanguageTibetan
Monash University LibraryCatalogue RecordPhysical Item TypeObjectGenre/FormManuscripts (documents)Medium/CarrierParchmentExtent10 items : ill. ; 10 - 31 cm.
