dung

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1) conch shell; 2) horn instrument; 3) conch medicine)/ [pungent, cool melting, by its power good for rnag skem pa dang, rnag 'gyings pa 'bigs, rus tsad sel, 'bras 'joms, chu ser dang dmu chu skem, klad pa'i nad dang dug nad] [a tortoise shell] [IW]

shell, conch, white conch, trumpet, ritual objects, 1 of 8 sman bla, conch-shell (used as an offering vessel or horn), conch shell [JV]

conch shell [RB]

1) conch shell; 2) horn instrument; 3) conch med. [IW]

a conch; a tortoise shell, a shell. conch, horn instruments; a trumpet/ a pipe/ a demon; conch-shell/ skull; mollusk [RY]

(med) Conch shell (Yeshi)
Synonyms : sham ka, dza la dza, chu skye, dza la ka ram ka, chu ka ram ka, su' tsi ka mu kha, khab kyi kha, kambu ra, ni bu sha ni (Shel gong) dung bsregs (Yeshi 2018) dung dkar (Drungtso 1999).
Sanskrit : śaṅkha (Dash 1989)

dung gis rnag skem 'byings 'bigs rus tshad sel / zhes pa la ming / sham ka / dung / dza la dza / chu skye / dza la ka ram ka / chu ka ram ka / su' tsi ka mu kha / khab kyi kha / kambu ra dang / ni bu sha ni rnams zer / 'di la rigs lnga 'byung ste / mchog 'bring dman gsum du phye na / dakshi na warta shamka zhes pa dung g.yas su 'khril ba ste 'di skye ba gzhan gyis bar ma mchod pa'i dung skye ba lta pa bshad / kha dog kunda ltar rab tu dkar ba 'byung / 'di bkra shis pa'i rdzas te / brgya byin bram ze skar rgyal du sprul nas bcom ldan 'das la phul ba'i rigs so / gzi dung zhes dung mjug 'bud kha'i phyogs phra la ring ba / kha dog gzi ser khra 'dra bar khra ba 'di gnyis bzang bas snga ma mchog dang phyi ma rab yin / si ta sham ka 'am / sham kha warta / zhes pa dung dkar ram / dung dkyil ba ste / yongs grags dung dkar 'di ste 'bring ba'o / kanda sham kha / zhes pa dung tsher ma can nam / dung rwa can zer te / dung gi phyi la gzugs mo byi thur 'dra ba'i dung gi tsher mas khyab pa zhig 'byung ba dang / rakta sham kha zhes dung dmar te / sindhu ra'i mdogs 'dra ba zhig 'byung zhes pa rnams rim pas zhan pa'o / 'di rnams ni yul ma' ra sha ti dang / si ko dhara dang / rdo ba ri ka la sogs kyi rgya mtsho nang nas 'byung ba'o / rin thang ni / g.yas 'khril la gser sgor brjed byed pa dang / phyi ma bzhi la dngul srang gang dang / de las rim pas zho do re 'bri bar byed pa'o / 'di rus tshad skabs ma gtogs sol mer dkar sangs tshos par bsreg dgos / sman la dung dkar yongs grags [098] legs zhes gsungs // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 097.1)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las (25_055) g.yas 'khyil (25_056) gzi dung (25_057) g.yon 'khyil yongs grags (25_058) 'brum pa can nam tsher can. dGa’ ba’i rDo rje (n°048) dung g.yas ‘khril, Type cirqunquaque Screw (n°049) gzi dung, Charonia tritonia L. (n°050) khrim dung, Hemi fusus tuba (n°051) dung dkar, Rapana bezoar (n°052) dung tsher ma can, Murex triremis (Perry) (n°053) dung dmar, Rapana bezona L.

dGa’ ba’i rDo rje identifies several types of dung mentioned in the Shel gong as follows :
dung g.yas ‘khyil – right coiling conch. The picture recalls a Crown conch type.
gzi dung – Charonia tritonis (L.), Triton’s trumpet, Giant triton ;
khrim dung – Hemifusus tuba (Gmelin), Crown conch ;
dung dkar – Rapana bezoar (L.) (the picture recalls rather the Sacred conch, shang ka shi la, Turbinella pyrum (L.) ;
dung tsher ma can – Murex pecten (Lightfoot) ?, Venus comb ;
dung dmar – Rapana bezoar (L.), Rapana venosa (Valenciennes) ?, Veined rapa whelk
Yeshi (2017) gives ‘Shell of a Murex snail (Rapana bezoar)' for dung.
The watersnail shells dung, shang ka shi la and 'gron bu as well as oystershells/mother of pearl (nya phyis) are classified as medicinal precious substances, the shells dung 'dra as medicinal stones and the mollusc 'bu skyogs (synonym dung 'dra) and na bun bu mo as medicinal animal.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 08:55, 1 March 2024 (EST)