la cha
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lac, sealing-wax. rgya skyegs snyigs ma med. [bitter, astrngent, body heat neutral, nus pas glo nad dang, mkhal nad, 'grams tshad sogs la phan] [IW]
shellac, sealing wax, wax [JV]
lac, sealing-wax. rgya skyegs snyigs ma med. [IW]
lac; lac, sealing-wax [RY]
(med) Shellac, refined lac
Synonyms : la cha ('Jam-dpal)
la kshas glo mkhal 'gram tshad sel ba yin / zhes pa gong gi rgya skyegs tshos khu bton pa'i snyigs ma la ksha zhes pas 'gram tshad dang mig nad gdon gza' 'byung po thub par bshad pa'o // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 244.4)
la cha ni / la'ksha zer / skya skyegs chud bskol ba la zhu mkhan cung zad btab nas shing phran gyis yang yang bsrubs te / bsdu na tshos kyi mdangs ma chur 'grod pas tshon dmar po dang / snyigs ma la cha 'gyur ro // mdog ser por la dkar dang bskor ba byas par la 'khar zer pa'o // shel sgong las / lakshas glo mkhal 'gram tshad sel ba yin / zhes gsungs so // (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 128)
Illustrations : 'Phrin Las (32_099) la cha (32_100 la cha'i du ba. 'Jam-dpal (print p 128) la dkar, la nag
The raw lac (rgya tshos), which was obtained from stick lac (rgya skyegs), is liquefied through heat to remove the impurities (bark scrapings, lac bugs), then dried and traded in form of flakes or cakes as Lac or Shellac, la cha.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 16:26, 18 March 2024 (EDT)