གདུང་ཐལ། gdung thal

Collection

Stationery (Writing/Printing Materials/Tools)

Headword

གདུང་ཐལ། gdung thal

Translation

“bone ashes”

Description

(a) ashes of the human body (of a respectable person) used to mix with ink. Zhwa-sgab-pa, Srid don rgyal rabs (vol. 1, p. 56.5-6): gdung thal snag tshar bsres te ’bum dang bka’ ’gyur sogs skya chos bri ba sogs byed |.

(b) It is also called pur rus (q.v.).

Sources for Term

Zhwa-sgab-pa, Srid don rgyal rabs (vol. 1, p. 56.5-6).