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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, graphic artist author. Buddhist art, Tibetan culture, prayer texts, graphic prints, 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, The image shows two horizontal rectangular sheets placed on a dark background, each with a framed rectangular block of dense hand-drawn script running across the center; the sheets are off-white or cream with slightly worn edges and a thin yellow rim visible along the outer borders, and the script and frame lines appear in dark gray or black. The top sheet has a small margin area at its left with a few faint markings and smudges, and the framed block is centered with even margins; the bottom sheet mirrors the top with similar framing and smudging near the right edge. Overall visible colors include off-white or cream, yellow, dark gray or black, and a dark brown or charcoal background.

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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 graphic artist author Buddhist art Tibetan culture prayer texts graphic prints 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 image two horizontal rectangular sheets placed dark background framed rectangular block dense hand-drawn script running across center sheets off-white cream slightly worn edges thin yellow rim visible outer borders frame lines dark gray black top sheet small margin area left faint markings smudges framed block centered even margins bottom sheet mirrors top framing smudging near right edge visible colors include dark brown charcoal background.