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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 horizontally oriented rectangular paper sheets with hand-drawn dark borders placed against a dark background; each sheet contains dense, linear black ink markings arranged in horizontal lines within the borders. The sheets are off-white or cream in color with slightly yellowed edges and a thin yellow trim visible along some margins. The ink markings are dark gray to black, and there are faint smudges and imperfections in the ink and paper. The background is a deep dark brown or black, creating contrast with the lighter sheets.

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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 horizontally oriented rectangular paper sheets hand-drawn dark borders placed dark background sheet contains dense linear black ink markings arranged horizontal lines within borders sheets off-white cream color slightly yellowed edges thin yellow trim visible margins ink markings dark gray black faint smudges imperfections paper background deep dark brown creating contrast lighter sheets.