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Collection of Tibetan and Nawari manuscripts

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TitleCollection of Tibetan and Nawari manuscriptsPublisherTibet s.n.DescriptionThe group 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.

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Date 190-?SubjectTibet Autonomous Region (China) -- ReligionArt tibétainArt, TibetanReligionRégion autonome du Tibet (Chine) -- ReligionChina -- Tibet Autonomous Region

SERIES

Library CollectionEphemeraExhibitionSelf Cultivation: From East to West

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Monash University LibraryCatalogue RecordPhysical Item TypeTextGenre/FormManuscripts (documents)Medium/CarrierVolumeExtent10 items : ill. ; 10 - 31 cm.

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Collection of Tibetan and Nawari manuscripts