mu men

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sapphire [RY]

mu-men. lapis lazuli. sapphire; lapis [RY]

a precious stone like sapphire, earthworm [JV]

lapis lazuli, sapphire, purple * earth-worm D [IW]

lapis lazuli, sapphire [ro bska, zhu rjes bsil, nus pas dug nad dang, mdze nad, chu ser, pags nad sogs la phan [IW]

lapis lazuli, sapphire [R] erath-wor D[[mu tsu kun da - 1) tree mu tsu kun da; 2) king mu tsu kun da, son of M ndh ta [helped the gods in their wars and was rewarded wuninterrupted sleep + curse that whoever woke him should be burned. Krishna enticed K layavaka into his cave and he was burned] [IW]

Lapis lazuli, rajavarta [RY]

(med) Lapis lazuli (dGa' ba'i rDo rje), Lazurite (Yeshi 2018)
Synonyms : bai ra ta, mu men, ra' dza warta, rgyal po 'khril ba, ra' dza patta, rgyal po'i cod pan, bi ra' ta dza, rnam gsal skyes dang, ra bi tri (Shel gong)
Sanskrit : rājāvarta (wisdomlib.org)

mu men dug dang chu ser mdze nad sel / zhes par / rang byung rdo rjes / mu men dug dang skra dkar 'joms / gsungs pa'i ming / bai ra ta / mu men / ra' dza warta / rgyal po 'khril ba / ra' dza patta / rgyal po'i cod pan / bi ra' ta dza / rnam gsal skyes dang / yul skad du / ra bi tri zer / 'di la [092] rigs gsum ste / gser thigs 'dres pa gser mu men / sngo nag slad med shin tu gsal ba mthing mu men / sngo skya rngo dkar 'dres pa g.yu mu men no / snga ma las phyi ma rim pas zhan / gong legs pa la dngul gyi lnga skor / 'bring bar bcu skor / tha mar nyi shu skor byed par bshad 'di kha che dang mar yul gyi mtshams nantapra sa ta bya ba'i ri dang skam nas 'bung ba dang / ra' dza gi ri nas kyang 'byung ba las rgya mtsho las mi 'byung ngo // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 091.5)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las (25_062) mu men gser yod (25_063) mu men gser med. dGa' ba'i rDo rje 2018 (n°038) mu men, Lapis Lazuli

The Shel gong shel phreng mentiones yellow speckled gser mu men, a clear and dark blue mthing mu men and a green and white coloured g.yu mu men. See also bai dU rya and mthing sngon for Lapis lazuli, Haüyne and Lazurite.
The indian name rājāvartta derives from the ancient Persian lazhward for Lapis lazuli, and also "blue", giving the western azur. It denotes also a kind of diamond or other gem (of an inferior quality, said to come from the country Virāṭa, and regarded as a lucky possession though not esteemed as an ornament (wisdomlib.org).
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 10:13, 29 February 2024 (EST)