84000 Glossary of Terms
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གུ་གུལ། | Glossary of Terms
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གུ་གུལ།
- gu gul
- guggula
- gugulūrasa
- Term
Publications: 3
Translation by Wiesiek Mical
- bdellium
- གུ་གུལ།
- gu gul
- guggula
Translation by Peter Alan Roberts
- bdellium
- གུ་གུལ།
- gu gul
- gugulūrasa
- 安息香(窶具攞)
Commiphora wighti, or Commiphora mukul. The resin, also known as guggul gum, is obtained from the bark of the tree. When burned, the smoke is said to drive away evil spirits.
Translation by Benjamin Collet-Cassart
- myrrh
- གུ་གུལ།
- gu gul
- guggula
Commiphora mukul Engl, a type of myrrh commonly known as Indian bdellium.