The creation of mandalas
Subtitle: tibetan texts detailing the techniques for laying out and executing tantric buddhist psychocosmograms
By: By rong-tha blo-bzang-dam-chos-rgya-mtsho illustrated by don-'grub-rdo rje
Contributors: Blo bzang dam chos rgya mtsho, 1865-1917
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Place of publication: New delhi
Language: tib
Other titles: Gsang bde ʼjigs gsum gyi thig gi lag len dang dkyil ʼkhor blos bslang gi tshad dbyibs gsal bar bshad pa bzo rig mkhas paʼi mdzes rgyan; Dkyil 'khor lag len ron-tha; Dkyil ʼkhor lag len
Description: Illustrations of the creation of the Guhyasamaja, Vajrabhairava, and Chakrasamvara mandalas. Includes classification of the typologies of the mandala. Written by Ronta Lobzang Damcho Gyatso (1865-1917).
Notes: Hand written manuscript in dbu chen and drawing proportions of mandalas and deities.

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Table of contents: title: Pod dang po. 1; title: Shing rta chen po klu sgrub zhabs; title: Dpal gsang ba ʼdus paʼi thig gi lag len gsal bar bkod pa dang dkyil ʼkhor gyi rnam bzhag las blos bslang ba tshad dang dbyibs kyi khyad par gsal bar bshad pa bzo rig mdzes paʼi kha rgyan; title: Dkar chag; title: Dang po. Dkyil ʼkhor gyi cha so soʼi ming bshad pa; title: Gnyis pa. Thig gi gzhi la bya rjes dang mtshan ma sogs kyi dpe; title: Gsum pa. Tshangs thig gi dbus su ji ltar rigs paʼi zlum po bskor tshul; title: Bzhi pa. Gʹyas gʹyon bya rjes kyi steng tshangs thig gnyis gdab pa; title: Lnga pa. Sgo tshad drug gi dbus nas phyogs bzhir mtshan ma bya ba; title: Drug pa. Mtshan ma so saʼi steng nas lte baʼi bar zlum po bskor tshul; title: Bdun pa. Nya yi mjug nas mjug gi bar zur thig bzhi btab pa; title: Brgyad pa. Zlum po dang tshangs thig ʼphrad sa nas lte baʼi bar tshad zur steng du bya rjes; title: Dgu pa. Bya rjes de baʼi steng phyogs so sor rtsa thig gru bzhir gdab pa; title: Bcu pa. Nya yi mjug nas mjug maʼi mthar mdaʼ thig gru bzhi gdab pa; title: Bcu gcig pa. Tshangs paʼi gʹyas gʹyon du sgo tshad gnyisaganyis kyi tshad byas pa; title: Bcu gnyis pa. Mtshan ma deʼi steng thig gnyis gnyis te bzhi re btab tshul; title: Bcu gsum pa. Tshangs thig gʹyas gʹyon du cha chung gnyis re dor bas sgo tshad; title: Bcu bzhi pa. De las gzhan cha chung re reʼi phyir du bshar thig phyogs bzhir btab pa; title: Bco lnga pa. Rtsa baʼ phyi rol gcig dang gnyis zhes sogs kyi mthar mtshan ma; title: Bcu drug pa. De dag gi steng du thig drug ste rtsig pa ʼdod snam pha gu sogs kyi phyi thig; title: Bcu bdun pa. Sgo dang sgo khyud sgo ʼgram sgo logs bzhi ka mnyam par har sgo bya ba; title: Bco brgyad pa. Rta babs sgo tshad gsum las steng ʼog gnyis dang bar paʼi dbus su cha chung bya ba; title: Bcu dgu pa. Bshar thig gʹyas gʹyon gyi zur du thig lhag cha chung re re bsnan pa; title: Nyi shu pa. Cha chung phyed bcas mdaʼ yi mthaʼ zhes sogs kyi rta babs bri tshul; title: Nyer gcig pa. Mun pa gang ʼog gnyis kyi ka baʼi phyi mthaʼi ri mo ʼbyung tshul; title: Nyer gnyis pa. Snam buʼi nang mthar gsum lnga gnyis la cha phran gnyis dang phyed bsnan tshul; title: Nyer gsum pa. Kyog po phyi nang gnyis las phyag len du nang ma gdong then bya ba; title: Nyer bzhi pa. Rgyal po nyes pa gsum zhes sogs kyis rta babs phyi mthaʼ son tshul; title: Nyer lnga pa. Mdaʼ yab phyed du byas paʼi steng maʼi mthaʼ gnyis padma gnyis re bya ba; title: Nyer drug pa. Ka baʼi phyi mthaʼ nas phyi mthaʼi bar du phyi rwa sgor mo ʼkhor ba; title: Nyer bdun pa. Gʹyon bskor gʹyas pa de las ldog ste nang gi rwa bskor tshul; title: Nyer brgyad pa. Dbus rwa srid du sgo tshad bzhi las gcig ma gtogs ri mo mi mngon pa; title: Nyer dgu pa. Padma rdo rwa ʼod phreng gsum rim bzhin cha phran gsum gcig bzhi yi sgor mo ʼkhor ba; title: Sum cu pa. Dbus nas cha chung brgyad bdun gnyis kyi mthar zlum thig gnyis btab pa; title: So gcig pa. Tshangs las gnyis mthar dang gsum mthar phyogs bzhir btab pas reʼu mig; title: So gnyis pa. Phyi baʼi zlum thig las cha chung dor bas ʼod phreng zlum por bya ba; title: So gsum pa. De nas cha chung gsum dor nas zur thig bar du btab pas rim pa gnyis pa; title: So bzhi pa. Tshangs zur dang reʼu mig snam buʼi re khā dbyi bas dkyil ʼkhor yongs rdzogs; title: Bris paʼi dkyil ʼkhor la tshon bkye tshul; title: Dkyil ʼkhor la mkho ba ʼgaʼ bshad pa; title: Dkyil ʼkhor bri ba la mkho baʼi tshon sbyor cung zad bshad pa; title: Chu tshon sbyor baʼi tshul; title: Par byang smon tshig; title: Pod gnyis pa. 2; title: Nang don gnad bsdus; title: Rnal ʼbyor dbang phyug lū i pa; title: Dpal ʼkhor lo sdom paʼi thig gi lag len gsal bar bkod pa dang dkyil ʼkhor gyi rnam bzhag las blos bslang ba tshad dang dbyibs kyi khyad par gsal bar bshad pa bzo rig mdzes paʼi kha rgyan; title: Dkar chag; title: Dang po. Dkyil ʼkhor gyi cha so soʼi ming bshad pa; title: Gnyis pa. Thig gi gzhi la bya rjes dang mtshan ma sogs kyi dpe; title: Gsum pa. Tshangs thig gi dbus su ji ltar rigs paʼi zlum po bskor tshul; title: Bzhi pa. Gʹyas gʹyon bya rjes kyi steng tshangs thig gnyis gdab pa; title: Lnga pa. Sgo tshad drug gi dbus nas phyogs bzhir mtshan ma bya ba; title: Drug pa. Mtshan ma so saʼi steng nas lte baʼi bar zlum po bskor tshul; title: Bdun pa. Nya yi mjug nas mjug gi bar zur thig bzhi btab pa; title: Brgyad pa. Zlum po dang tshangs thig ʼphrad sa nas lte baʼi bar tshad zur steng du bya rjes; title: Dgu pa. Bya rjes de baʼi steng phyogs so sor rtsa thig gru bzhir gdab pa; title: Bcu pa. Nya yi mjug nas mjug maʼi mthar mdaʼ thig gru bzhi gdab pa; title: Bcu gcig pa. Tshangs paʼi gʹyas gʹyon du sgo tshad gnyisaganyis kyi tshad byas pa; title: Bcu gnyis pa. Mtshan ma deʼi steng thig gnyis gnyis te bzhi re btab tshul; title: Bcu gsum pa. Tshangs thig gʹyas gʹyon du cha chung gnyis re dor bas sgo tshad; title: Bcu bzhi pa. De las gzhan cha chung re reʼi phyir du bshar thig phyogs bzhir btab pa; title: Bco lnga pa. Rtsa baʼ phyi rol gcig dang gnyis zhes sogs kyi mthar mtshan ma; title: Bcu drug pa. De dag gi steng du thig drug ste rtsig pa ʼdod snam pha gu sogs kyi phyi thig; title: Bcu bdun pa. Sgo dang sgo ʼgram sgo logs gsum po mi mnyam paʼi lugs su bya ba; title: Bco brgyad pa. Sgo skor rtsig paʼi phyir ka ba ka ʼphan gnyis las mun pa med pa; title: Bcu dgu pa. Rta babs sgo tshad gcig las lnga mnyam gsum gsum mnyam paʼi lugs su bya ba; title: Nyi shu pa. Snam bu cha chung phyed dang gsum sogs kyis rta babs bcu gcig gi thig btab pa; title: Nyer gcig pa. Nang mthaʼ bzhi lngaʼi steng cha phyed re dang gsum paʼi steng cha gcig bsnan pa; title: Nyer gnyis pa. Phyi mthaʼ son tshul snam bu lnga paʼi steng mthaʼ la cha phran bsnan tshul; title: Nyer gsum pa. Sgo tshad gcig paʼi rta babs la de ʼdra med kyang ming ʼdog mdzad srol yod pa; title: Nyer bzhi pa. Tshangs mdaʼ ʼphrad mtshams cha chung phyed re nas phyi rwa nang rwa lhan gcig bskor tshul; title: Nyer lnga pa. Padma cha gsum rdo rwa gcig ʼod phreng cha bzhi dur khrod yang bzhir bya baʼi phyag len; title: Nyer drug pa. Tshangs zur gyi gʹyas gʹyon cha chung gnyis re dor nas thig bcu drug gdab pa; title: Nyer bdun pa. Thig bcu drug po de dag dbus nas sgo tshad bzhi yi bar du song baʼi tshul; title: Nyer brgyad pa. Lte baʼi phyir cha chung bzhi de nas gnyis re dor baʼi ʼphred thig bdun btab pa; title: Nyer dgu pa. De las lnga pa gsum pa dang po bcas dbus nas gnyis paʼi rtser song tshul; title: Sum cu pa. Tshangs las cha chung bcu drug bcu gnyis brgyad bzhi gnyis kyi mthar zlum thig re; title: So gcig pa. Gtso boʼi gnas cha phran gcig dang bzhi cha pad ʼdab phyed gsum mu khyud bzhi cha bya ba; title: So gnyis pa. Ge sar dang padmaʼi lte baʼi phyi thig don gcig pas thig gcig kho nar bya; title: So gsum pa. Dur khrod brgyad ʼod phreng so gsum rdo ra bcu drug padma re gsum kyi cha tshad bgo baʼi tshul; title: So bzhi pa. Tshangs zur dang bshar thig sogs kyi re khā dbyi bas dkyil ʼkhor yongs rdzogs; title: Tshon gyi rnam gzhag; title: Par byang smon tshig; title: Dkyil ʼkhor spyi dang so soʼi thig gi rab tu byed pa man ngag dang bcas pa; title: Pod gsum pa. 3; title: Nang don gnad bsdus; title: Grub pa mchog brnyes lā li ta; title: Dpal rdo rje ʼjigs byed kyi thig gi lag len gsal bar bkod pa dang dkyil ʼkhor gyi rnam bzhag las blos bslang ba tshad dang dbyibs kyi khyad par gsal bar bshad pa bzo rig mdzes paʼi kha rgyan; title: Dkar chag; title: Dang po. Dkyil ʼkhor gyi cha so soʼi ming bshad pa; title: Gnyis pa. Thig gi gzhi la bya rjes dang mtshan ma sogs kyi dpe; title: Gsum pa. Ji ltar rigs paʼi zlum po bskor tshul; title: Bzhi pa. Bya rjes kyi steng tshangs thig gdab pa; title: Lnga pa. Dbus nas phyogs bzhir mtshan ma bya ba; title: Drug pa. Lte baʼi bar zlum po bskor tshul; title: Bdun pa. Nya yi mjug nas zur thig bzhi btab pa; title: Brgyad pa. Zur thig bzhi po so soʼi steng bya rjes bya ba; title: Dgu pa. Bya rjes de la rtsa thig gru bzhir gdab pa; title: Bcu pa. Nya yi mjug tu mdaʼ thig gru bzhi gdab pa; title: Bcu gcig pa. Sgo tshad gnyisaganyis kyi tshad byas pa; title: Bcu gnyis pa. Mtshan ma deʼi steng thig re btab tshul; title: Bcu gsum pa. Cha chung gnyis re dor bas sgo tshad bya ba; title: Bcu bzhi pa. Phyogs bzhir bshar thig btab tshul; title: Bco lnga pa. Rtsa phyir gcig dang sogs mtshan ma bya ba; title: Bcu drug pa. Rtsig pa ʼdod snam pha gu sogs kyi phyi thig; title: Bcu bdun pa. Sgo sogs mi mnyam paʼi lugs su bya ba; title: Bco brgyad pa. Sgo skor rtsig paʼi phyir mun snam bya ba; title: Bcu dgu pa. Rta babs lnga mnyam gsum gsum mnyam pa; title: Nyi shu pa. Rta babs snam bu bcu gcig gi cha tshad; title: Nyer gcig pa. Snam bu rnams nang mthaʼ son tshul; title: Nyer gnyis pa. ʼdi baʼi kyog por phur so bya baʼi tshul; title: Nyer gsum pa. Snam bu rnams kyi phyi mthaʼ son tshul; title: Nyer bzhi pa. ʼdi yi phyi rwa dang nang rwa so sor skor tshul; title: Nyer lnga pa. Smad rgyud lugs ltar padma cha gsum bya ba; title: Nyer drug pa. Deʼi phyir rdo rwa cha phran gcig gis skor tshul; title: Nyer bdun pa. Deʼi phyir me dang dur khrod cha chen re re bya ba; title: Nyer brgyad pa. Rtsa thig nang cha chung gcig zlum po skor tshul; title: Nyer dgu pa. Lte ba nas zlum po la reg paʼi thig btab pa; title: Sum cu pa. Nang du leʼu tshe dgu yi thig ʼbyung baʼi tshul; title: So gcig pa. Dbus rwaʼi rtser thig btab paʼi tshul; title: So gnyis pa. Dur khrod brgyad ʼod phreng so gnyis rdo ra bcu drug padma re bzhi cha bgo tshul; title: So gsum pa. Dkyilaʼakhor yongs rdzogs kyi dpe bris; title: ʼjigs byed kyi tshon gyi rnam gzhag; title: Par byang smon tshig; title: Las bzhi so sor dang las sna tshogs pa bcas kyi sbyin sreg gi thab thig ʼdebs tshul; title: So bzhi pa. Zhi baʼi sbyin sreg gi thab thig btab tshul; title: So lnga pa. Rgyas paʼi sbyin sreg gi thab thig btab tshul; title: So drug pa. Dbang gi sbyin sreg gi thab thig btab tshul; title: So bdun pa. Drag poʼi sbyin sreg gi thab thig btab tshul; title: So brgyad pa. Las sna tshogs paʼi thab thig btab tshul.