84000 Glossary of Terms

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དུ་རུ་ཀ | Glossary of Terms

  • དུ་རུ་ཀ

  • du ru ka
  • turuṣka
  • Term
Publications: 1
  • frankincense
  • དུ་རུ་ཀ
  • du ru ka
  • turuṣka
Definition in this text:

Also called olibanum, this is a resin from trees of the genus Boswellia, in this case Boswellia serrata, “Indian frankincense.” It is also known as salai and śallakī.