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Buddhist manuscript — Penitential Text Tib. sDig bshags gser gyi zhes bya ba bzhugs+o, unknown scribe/copyist, student’s script, Tibetan pecha-style book, handwritten notes on folio 24 recto and verso, leaf numbering 2–22 verso, first recto, last two unnumbered, 19th century, Tibet; manuscript; width 24.0 cm, height 8.1 cm., A worn, folded sheet with a top half showing dark handwritten marks and a bottom half mostly blank; the paper is an aged beige with darker brown stains and smudges, a horizontal crease across the middle with small puncture marks along it, darker brown edging around the perimeter, and the handwritten marks appear in a dark black ink with some faded spots and small brown spots nearby.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A30_209

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Keywords

Buddhist manuscript Penitential Text Tib sDig bshags gser gyi zhes bya ba bzhugs+o unknown scribe copyist student’s script Tibetan pecha-style book handwritten notes folio 24 recto verso leaf numbering 2–22 verso first recto last two unnumbered 19th century Tibet manuscript width 24.0 cm height 8.1 cm worn folded sheet top half showing dark handwritten marks bottom half mostly blank paper aged beige darker brown stains smudges horizontal crease across middle small puncture marks darker brown edging perimeter handwritten marks dark black ink faded spots small brown spots nearby.