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Wylie	cu gang
Wylie Definition	gypsum; Namdak. JD 76. = bhaM pa lo tsA na, smyig ma, kha bcud, tA ma kSi ri, yang tag shir, tag shir, rtsi 'jam, sta shing. YTTM 291.13. SS 416.2 (a tree). Gypsum. TM I 49. DG 152.4. TM IV 60. Clifford, list. Bamboo manna. Das. Singh (p. 354): The internal siliceous excretions of a special variety of bamboo is called vaMzalocana, or vaMzalekhana. Hübotter/1 (p. 68). Fundamentals 15.3 (item 16). TM I 49: gypsum. RR & Das say Bamboo manna. JD 76: In Sanskrit, bhaM pa lo tsA na. There are 3 types: 1) 'Tree cu gang' comes from an Indian tree called waM sha ro tsA na (= vaMzalocana) which is similar to bamboo (smyug ma). 2) Pretapuri cu gang. 3) Water cu gang comes from the water of mountains such as Kailash. Dutt 272: siliceous concretion found in the joints of the female bamboo is called VaMzarocana. Described as sweet, tonic, aphrodisiac & used in cough, consumption, asthma, fever, etc. Used in lung prescriptions. Bambusa arundinacea, Willd. (= sitopala?). Dag-yig: 1) A kind of white earth & stone used for making whitewash (dkar rtsi). There are several types. For example, the white earth used as a whitewash on the sides of walls is called "earth cu gang." That which is hard like rock & makes a powder when burned in fire, used in paint, is called "stone cu gang." For the white encrustations found in rivulets that fall from steep precipies, the term "water cu gang" is used. Most generally cu gang (alone) refers to "earth cu gang" and "stone cu gang." 2) a soft white essence of a plant similar to bamboo (smyug ma) which grows in hot areas is called "tree cu gang." This word, in Bon texts of the funerary Dur genre, might refer to the burnt offering of food to the deceased.
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