ras bal

ras bal

karpāsa (rendered here "shrub cotton") and Tūla (rendered here as "tree cotton") are both kinds of cotton, perhaps overlapping as is translated into Tibetan as {ras bal} in some texts. Our rendering is based on the Tibetans' choice of the term {shing bal} and the existence of a number of species of Gossypium, among which are the diploid, Asian G. arboreum and G. herbaceum (cf Monier Williams); Negi's Tibetan-Sanskrit dictionary also mentions five kinds of tūla, at least some of which are trees. Other possible distinctions might be between annual and perennial plants, or varieties grown in different regions.
See note http://read.84000.co/translation/UT22084-031-002.html#UT22084-031-002-274.

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