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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. 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 flat photograph of two rectangular cream-colored pages placed one above the other on a dark brown background, each page containing a framed block of closely spaced handwritten script in dark gray ink; the pages have slightly yellowed edges with a thin yellow border visible, and faint smudges and pencil-like marks appear near the frames and margins; the top page is narrower with the framed script near the center and a small vertical margin on the left, while the lower page is wider with the framed script centered horizontally and some darker smudging toward the right edge; visible colors include cream, dark brown, yellow, and gray.

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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 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 flat photograph two rectangular cream-colored pages placed dark brown background page containing framed block closely spaced handwritten script dark gray ink pages slightly yellowed edges thin yellow border visible faint smudges pencil- marks near frames margins top page narrower framed script near center small vertical margin left lower page wider framed script centered horizontally darker smudging right edge visible colors include cream dark brown gray.