shug pa

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1) (tha dad pa bshugs pa, bshug pa, shugs. 'among friends and family w/o profit sell things'; 2) [himalayan] juniper, cypress, cedar. (IW)

1) shug pa, bshugs pa, bshug pa, shugs. 2) trans. v.; Himalayan juniper, cypress, juniper; cypress. (RY)

cypress sabina tibetica kom. balm juniper, juniperius pseudosabina, juniperus excelsa, himalayan juniper, sabina tibetica, a type of cypress. (JV)

(med) Simplified, according to the Shel gong, shug pa tsher can or shug tsher are junipers from which the leafs are collected. From spa 'brum or spa ma (dwarf junipers) and rgya shug (cypress species) one uses the fruits.
The general term shug pa, including Juniperus spp, Cupressus spp and Platycladus spp., is subdivided in differen types according to morphology, environment and fragrance. shug pa are upright, spa ma are flat and high altitude plants. Within shug pa, shug tsher (young Juniperus indica) are thorny and rgya shug are smooth (lha shug, Cupressus torulosa, and lug shug, old Juniperus indica). Within spa ma are those with and without thorns, spa ma tsher ma can (Juniperus squamata) and spa ma tsher ma med pa (Juniperus communis, prostrate in high altitude) (Boesi 2005).
shug pa has 2 types : the smooth lug shug and the spiny ra shug. lug shug again is divided in 3 forms. The tall de ba da ru is resinous and has scented yellow roots and stems, used for incence making. The medium shug pa khro zhel grows near rivers and bears spike-flowers that arise amidst pendant leaves resembling Yak's tail. The smaller form grows in open forest like other shug pa and bears fruit similar to Pinus sp. (Dawa 2009)
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 14:37, 16 March 2024 (EDT)