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Buddhist text - Prayer for rebirth in the pure land of Sukhavati called Dechen Monlam, by master Raga Asja the first reincarnation of the Karma Chagme lineage Tib. rnam dag bde can zhing gi smon lam ra+a ga a syas mdzad pa bzhugs sto, unknown creator role, Buddhist art, Tibetan, prayer text, graphic print. Book in Tibetan pecha style, xylographic print in disciple script dbu can. Pages numbered on the recto side first page verso, 25 folios. 1 verso page and 2 recto illustrations. Edges tinted yellow. The original text of the prayer called Dechen Monlam Tib. bde chen smon lam, by master Raga Asja Tib. ra ga a syas, the first tulku of the Karma Chagme Tib. kar ma chags med reincarnation lineage, dates from the 17th century. 19th century, Tibet. Graphic; width 25.5 cm, height 8.7 cm., A rectangular dark background holds two horizontally oriented off-white rectangular sheets, one above the other, each bordered by thin dark lines and containing rows of dark gray handwritten script; the sheets have slightly worn edges with thin yellow edging visible along their outer borders, and there are smudges and darker gray marks near the outer margins of both sheets.

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Buddhist text - Prayer rebirth pure land Sukhavati called Dechen Monlam master Raga Asja first reincarnation Karma Chagme lineage Tib rnam dag bde zhing gi smon lam ra+a ga syas mdzad pa bzhugs sto unknown creator role Buddhist art Tibetan prayer text graphic print Book Tibetan pecha style xylographic print disciple script dbu Pages numbered recto side first page verso 25 folios 1 verso page 2 recto illustrations Edges tinted yellow original text prayer Dechen Monlam Tib bde chen smon lam master Raga Asja Tib ra ga syas first tulku Karma Chagme Tib kar ma chags med reincarnation lineage dates 17th century 19th century Tibet Graphic width 25.5 cm height 8.7 cm rectangular dark background holds two horizontally oriented off-white rectangular sheets bordered thin dark lines containing rows dark gray handwritten script sheets slightly worn edges thin yellow edging visible outer borders smudges darker gray marks near outer margins sheets.