rgya shug

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རྒྱ་ཤུག
1) kind of juniper; 2) chi bi kha fruit tree [IW]

a juniper tree; juniper tree [RY]

juniper tree delphinium moschatum sabina squamata (buch.-ham.) antoine, sabina saltuaria (rehd. et wils. )cheng et w. t. wang, indian deodar [JV]

(med) Cypress fruits, Juniper berries
Synonyms : de ba da ru, lha shing, lug shug, ji la, su ru tsandan (Shel gong), shug pa, gor tsandan, ba da ra ('Jam-dpal)

rgya shug 'bras bus 'gags 'byin tshab nad dang / dreg dang glo mchin mkhris pa'i nad la phan / zhes par / dpag bsam ljon shing las / ji las mkhal mchar nad rnams sel / chu sri lgang pa'i nad la phan / zhes dang / ro skor las / [210] rgya shug 'bras bu snyoms la tsha bas mkhal nad sel / zhes dang / rang byung pas / de ba da rus tshad pa sel / zhes par / ming / de ba da ru / lha shing / ji la / su ru tsandan sogs zer / ngo bo shug pa ste 'di rigs la lug shug shug 'jam dang / ra shug tsher can gnyis 'byung ba'i snga ma ste / de la che 'bring chung gsum 'byung / che ba nyag rong sogs su skye ba'i shug pa rtsa sdong ser la snum tshi can dri ma zhim pa spos byed pa la de ba da ru zer / 'bring ba gtsang 'gram sogs su skye ba'i shug pa lo ma g.yag rnga ltar thur du 'phyangs pa'i khrod nas me tog gam snye ma za ram brtsegs che ba khru gang nas chung ba mdzub mo tsam dngos bstan dzo ki rnams kyis 'khyer ba sogs te shug pa khro zhal can gyi 'bras bu dang / chung ba nags yod sa gar yang nyin du skye ba'i shug 'jam sdong po che chung gang yang thang shing ltar skye ba'i 'bras bu'o // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 209.6)
shug pa ni / rgya shug / su ra tsan dan / gor tsandan / ba da ra zer / de la yang rgya shug gam lug shug 'jam dang ra shug gam shug tsher ma can gnyis kyi snga mar rgya gar gyi snum tshi can dri ma zhim pa spos byed la de ba da ru dang lha shug zer ba mchog / bod shug gtsang 'gram du skye ba snga ma dang gnyis ka'i lo ma g.yag rnga lta bu thur du 'phyangs pa'i khrod nas me tog gam snye ma za ram btsegs che ba khru gang nas chung ba dzub mo'i bar yod pa'i 'bru 'bring / rgya nag gi thang shing 'dra la shug dri bro ba 'bru sngo nag sran chung lta bu lo ma 'jams pa rgya shug tha ma'o / tshi la go tshan thang chu zhes pa rma la phan / 'khrungs dper / zhu rjes bsil ba'i mchog yin no // zhes dang / ro skor las / rgya shug 'bras bu snyoms la tsha bas mkhal nad sel // zhes dang / shel sgong las / rgya shug 'bras bus 'gag 'byin tshab nad dang // dreg mchin mkhris pa'i nad la phan // zhes gsungs so // (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 098)

Illustrations : Dawa 2009 (Thuja orientalis). 'Phrin Las 1987 (26_028) su ru tsandan (31_041) rgya shug. 'Jam-dpal (print p 098, 394) shug pa (395) rgya shug

1. Platycladus orientalis (L.) Franco (Cupressaceae) Eastern thuja, Chinese arbor-vitae (Dawa 2009, Wangyal 2020)
2. Cupressus gigantea W.C.Cheng & L.K.Fu (Cupressaceae) Tibetan cypress (Wangyal 2020)
3. Cupressus torulosa D.Don ex Lamb. (Cupressaceae) Himalayan cypress (Boesi 2005 Baragaon)
4. Juniperus indica Bertol. (Cupressaceae) Himalayan black juniper (Dawa 2009, Boesi 2005 Baragaon). Young, this plant is spiny and thus considered shug tsher. Adult, the leafs are soft, and the plant is considered rgya shug.

Here in the context of the fruit chapter, the identified rgya shug plants indicate cypress species. Juniper berries come from spa 'brum, prostrate junipers. Later in the leaf chapter, shug pa tsher can, or shug tsher, applies mainly to junipers.

shug pa is a general term for members of the Cypress family, including species from Juniperus, Cupressus and Platycladus. Types are defined according to morphology, environment and fragrance. shug pa are upright, spa ma are flat and high altitude plants. Within shug pa, shug tsher are thorny (like young Juniperus indica) 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)
The sanskrit name Devadāru refers to the Himalayan cedar or Deodar, Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex D.Don) G.Don, common from Afghanistan to the Himalayas and Tibet. It is identified with thang shing.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 16:40, 14 March 2024 (EDT)