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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. 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 long rectangular cream-colored pages placed one above the other on a dark background, each page bordered by a thin gray rectangular frame and containing horizontal rows of dark gray script-like marks; the top page has a narrow vertical column at its left end separated by a thin line and faint smudges near its left and right edges, while the bottom page shows similar smudging along its right edge and a slightly uneven left margin; both pages display worn yellowed edges and the visible colors are cream, dark gray, black, and yellow.

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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 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 long rectangular cream-colored pages placed dark background page bordered thin gray rectangular frame containing horizontal rows dark gray script- marks top page narrow vertical column left separated thin line faint smudges near right edges bottom page smudging right edge slightly uneven margin pages display worn yellowed edges visible colors cream dark gray black yellow.