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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 rectangular pages placed vertically one above the other against a dark background. Each page is off-white with slightly yellowed edges and features a bordered rectangular block in the center containing dense, flowing script-like markings rendered in dark ink. The top page has a narrow vertical panel on the left side of its central block with additional script-like markings, and both pages show slight smudges and uneven ink impressions along the borders. The edges of the pages display thin yellow highlights and faint signs of wear, and the background around the pages is black. The visible colors are off-white, black, dark gray, 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 rectangular pages placed vertically dark background page off-white slightly yellowed edges features bordered rectangular block center containing dense flowing script- markings rendered dark ink top page narrow vertical panel left side central block additional script- markings pages slight smudges uneven ink impressions borders display thin yellow highlights faint signs wear background black visible colors dark gray yellow.