༄། །འདས་ལོག་ལྷ་མོ་ལྷམ་ཅུང་གི་དམྱལ་བ་འགྲིམ་པའི་རྒྱུས་བཞུགས་སོ། [Mid 20th century]

Wylie….'das log lha mo lham cung gi dmyal ba 'grim pa'i rgyus bzhugs so. A modern printed text in traditional Tibetan Pecha style. No publisher details, though probably Nepali in origin. 37 x 7.5 cm. Title written in red ink. The story of delok Lhamo Lhamchung. Delok stories are key texts for Buchen and Lama Manipa alike. Deloks are ordinary individuals, often female, who suffer illness and apparently die, visit the realms of hell where they witness the judgement of the dead, before returning to join the living and warn them of what potentially awaits. Delok stories offer a clear moral perspective on living a good Buddhist life, describing the principles of karma.. Creation dates: Mid 20th Century. 50-80 years. Custodial history: A text donated to Dolma Ling nunnery by Buchen Gyurme. It probably belonged to one of three Lama Manipa who had fled from Tibet and who continued to perform wihtin the exile Tibetan communities in India and Nepal. These manipa were Buchen Gyurme (Wylie ’Gyur med), Buchen Norgye (Wylie Nor rgyas), and Buchen Passang (Wylie Pa sangs) Specifics of the actual previous ownership unknown. Extent and format of original material: One text. Owner(s) of original material: Dolma Ling Nunnery.