དཔེ་ཆ

A handwritten unbound Tibetan text (pecha) on handmade paper. Handwritten in "headless" Tibetan dbu med (Ume) script. The title text is very hard to read but this is a text for a fire ceremony, a tantric ritual that involves many things being tossed into the fire. Often performed by a chowa after a long tantric retreat and after receiving empowerment.

Extent: One unbound book consisting of ten folios.

Size and dimensions of original material: Each folio is 36 cm x 8 cm.

Condition of original material: Discolouration through age.

Arrangement: All material is kept in the prayer room. The precise country of origin is unknown. However it is almost certain that the original text was created in Tibet, though the specific material in question may have been copied locally in Spiti (India) at a later date.