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བ་བྱུང་།

ba byung

gavya

Term

Publications: 1

Translated as:

substances derived from a cow

A Ritual Manual for the Uṣṇīṣavijayā Dhāraṇī

Translation by Catherine Dalton

substances derived from a cow

བ་བྱུང་།

ba byung

gavya

Definition in this text:

Traditionally, five substances derived from a cow and used for ritual purposes: dung, urine, butter, yogurt, and milk.

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