rtsangs pa

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རྩངས་པ
lizard, agama himalayana sacra smith, chameleon, kind of lizard [JV]

1) 'bu rmigs pa, chameleon? [IW]

1) 'Bu rmigs pa, chameleon? [= bkra ba, khyim ldan, rgyal ba thu bo, nyin so ba, da byid, mdung can, mig sman rtswa, ral gri can, bshol ldan, sog le can] [IW]

(sman) Himalayan Agama (Paralaudakia himalayana) (Yeshi 2017).
Synonyms : skyin gor can, brag nyal, mgo 'dar, bar gyi sder chags ('Jam-dpal) bkra ba, khyim ldan, rgyal ba, thu bo, nyin so ba, da byid mdung can, mig sman rtsa, ral gri can, bshol ldan, sog le can, rtsang pa kha ral, rtsang rgya rgan, rtsang pa sgal ral (dGa' ba'i rDo rje 1995)

rtsangs pa ni/ skyin gor can/ brag nyal/ mgo 'dar/ bar gyi sder chags zer/ lde mig las/ gangs rtsangs rus mgo rnams kyi lha bar snum rkang mdangs yod par pags pa srab pa/ sha ni spyin gyi dum bu ltar 'od ldan pa kha ru zos na 'byar bag be snabs bzhin 'byar ba de byung na gong dang khyad par med/ ces dang / shel phreng las/ rtsangs pa nags rtsangs sam nags sbal dang/ klung rtsangs gnyis yod/ nags sbal ni lus mtho gang nas phyur gru re man chad ma nges pa gangs sbal 'dra la/ mjug ma nas lus spyir ze ba sogs yod kyang tshe la med pa yin/ 'di'i sha yang dam dang 'byar bag yod pa 'od shig ge ba pags pa yang brdungs tshe chag pa bzang / sha chung ba skya bsru ba pags pa srab la sra ba ngan/ klung rtsangs ni sor bzhi nas mtho re'i bar yod/ sbal pa mjug ma ring la ze ba med lus phra/ yan lag mnyen pa pags srab la nag khra/ tshil yod ba klung 'gro ma brag sogs la gnas pa'o// rtsang pa klung 'gam ma zhes pa mgo gnyis yod pa bzang / zhes dang / gter mdzod las/ rtsang pa'i dug ni mgo la gnas/ zhes dang / sman bu las mgo ma gtogs pa sbrul sha ltar 'dul bar gsungs so// rgyud las/ mchil ba nas zan rtsangs pas khu ba skyed/ ces gsungs/ (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 251)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las 1987 (23_083) rtsang pa (30_055) rtsangs pa'i sha (33_115) rtsang pa'i mkhris pa dang klad pa. 'Jam-dpal (print p 251) rtsang pa. dGa' ba'i rDo rje (1995) ill. 855

Generally, rtsangs pa is identified with the Himalayan Agama, having a range from Southern Pamir, Afghanistan, Karakoram mountains, Ladakh and Himalaya up to Tibet; elevation 1000 – 3500 m.
More specifically, dGa' ba'i rDo rje (1995) as well as 'Jam-dpal describe two types of rtsangs pa, a bigger nags rtsangs, called nags sbal or forest lizard (or forest toad/frog), similar to a gangs sbal, and a smaller klung rtsangs or valley lizard. dGa' ba'i rDo rje identifies nags rtsangs under the name nags sbal with the Tokay gecko, and identifies in a separate notice under the simple name rtsangs pa, the klu rtsangs with the Himalayan Agama. 'Jam-dpal describes both under the heading rtsangs pa.
The illustrations in the Medical Thangkas and the Eye Ornament depict lizards.

Johannes Schmidt (talk) 15:19, 13 February 2024 (EST)