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Buddhist Manuscript - Penitential Text Tib. sDig bshags gser gyi zhes bya ba bzhugs+o, unknown, scribe-copyist author, Tibetan Buddhist art, Himalayan culture, Book in Tibetan pecha style, manuscript in student's script. Leaf numbering 2-22 verso, first recto, last two unnumbered. Handwritten notes folio 24 recto and verso., 19th century, Tibet type of place / place of origin, manuscript, width 24.0 cm, height 8.1 cm, A worn rectangular sheet with an off-white to yellowed surface and darker browned edges lies against a dark background; a group of dense black calligraphic lines covers much of the sheet in two separated blocks, with a thin horizontal dark stroke dividing them, and faint ruled margin lines framing the text areas; the paper shows creases, fold marks, small stains, and irregular darker smudges, and the sheet’s layered edges display a few visible stacked pages beneath.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A30_199

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Keywords

Buddhist Manuscript - Penitential Text Tib sDig bshags gser gyi zhes bya ba bzhugs+o unknown scribe-copyist author Tibetan Buddhist art Himalayan culture Book Tibetan pecha style manuscript student's script Leaf numbering 2-22 verso first recto last two unnumbered Handwritten notes folio 24 recto verso 19th century Tibet type place origin width 24.0 cm height 8.1 cm worn rectangular sheet off-white yellowed surface darker browned edges lies dark background group dense black calligraphic lines covers sheet two separated blocks thin horizontal dark stroke dividing them faint ruled margin lines framing text areas paper creases fold marks small stains irregular darker smudges sheet’s layered edges display visible stacked pages beneath.