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ba bla [mineral medicine [IW]

arsenic, orpiment yellow [RY]

yellow arsenic, yellow orpiment [JV]

(med) Orpiment (lat 'golden colour'), Yellow arsenic (Yeshi 2018)
Synonyms : ha ri ta la, a gneta, ser po dri ldan, lha'i na bza' (Shel gong) a gan te, ba lang so, gar gyi gyan, sna tsod mdog (Yeshi 2018).
Sanskrit : haritāla (Dash 1989) tālaka (wisdomlib.org)

ba bla ni / rang byung pas / ba blas gdon nad sel bar byed / gsungs pa'i ming ni / ha ri ta la / a gneta / ser po dri ldan / lha'i na bza' zer / 'di la ldong ros lta bu'i dri ma la de las 'jam tsam bro ba mer bsregs na dud pa ser por 'ju ba'o / de la rigs gsum ste / rab ni kha dog dmar ngam yod pa la shin tu ser ba dangs pa rta so bcag 'dra'o / 'bring 'od dang ldan pa gser shog brtsegs pa ltar rim pa phye rgyu yod pa kha dog ljang 'od cung zad yod pa'o / tha ma sngo ljang 'dres pa rdo rul lta bu'o // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 129.4)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las (25_112) ba bla

Orpiment or Yellow arsenic (Arsenic sulphide, As₂S₃) is commonly found as an alteration product of arsenic minerals, especially realgar (ldong ros).
The indian names haritāla and tālaka denotes orpiment. Tālaka has 2 types, dalākhya/patratāla (scaly/rustic variety) and aśmasaṃjñaka/piṇḍatāla (stony variety) (wisdomlib.org).
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 02:37, 27 February 2024 (EST)