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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, author. Buddhist art, Tibetan culture, prayer text, 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., A dark background holds two rectangular cream-colored sheets placed horizontally, one above the other, each sheet framed by thin dark border lines and edged with a narrow yellow trim; the sheets show faint smudges and darker pencil-like marks near the right edges and subtle unevenness in the cream paper, while the dark border lines enclose rows of short vertical and slanted strokes that form patterned linear shapes; the overall colors visible are dark brown or black for the background and markings, cream or off-white for the paper, and yellow along the sheet edges.

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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 author Buddhist art Tibetan culture prayer text 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 dark background holds two rectangular cream-colored sheets placed horizontally sheet framed thin dark border lines edged narrow yellow trim sheets faint smudges darker pencil- marks near right edges subtle unevenness cream paper dark border lines enclose rows short vertical slanted strokes form patterned linear shapes colors visible dark brown black background markings cream off-white paper sheet edges.