bya rgod

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བྱ་རྒོད
1) vulture 2) bird of prey, [RY]

vulture[-like] [as a vulture avoids the taking of life as a moral discipline, the discipline which delights in and sustains commitments associated w great identity appears not to indulge in other vehicles connected w disciplinary conduct) syn: mkha' la 'khor dang, nam 'phang spyod byed, ring 'phur, rlung spyod] [IW]

vulture[-like] [IW]

bird of prey, vulture, aegypius monachus linnaeus [JV]

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1. bya rgod Himalayan Vulture (Gyps himalayensis)
Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) (dGa' ba'i rDo rje 1995))
Synonyms : thang smug bcad sbyor ('Jam-dpal) dur bya (David Holler, Tibetbirds.com) rgod, mkha' la 'khor, nam 'phang gcod byed, ring 'phur (dGa' ba'i rDo rje 1995)

bya rgod ni/ thang smug bcad sbyor zer ba de yin la/ skya smug che spom mjug 'dab che ba bod du mi'i ro za ba des zos pa'i rus sogs thogs pa med par 'ju ste/ brun la bya thal zer/ rgyud las/ bya rgod sha yis drod skyed wa ba 'jig/ rgod brun drod skyed skran bshig skrangs pa 'gugs// zhes dang / shel sgong las/ bya rgod pho bas skran bshig me drod skyed// zhes so// (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 240)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las 1987 (23_055) bya rgod (30_037) rgod sha (30_096) rgod brun (33_085) bya rgod kyi rus pa/ mkhris pa/ gre ba/ snying/ pho ba/ brun/ chu sgro. 'Jam-dpal (print p 240) bya rgod. dGa' ba'i rDo rje (1995) ill. 817

'Jam-dpal's description and the image indicate rather the Himalayan Vulture than the Cinereous Vulture. The sandy-brown Himalayan Vulture is indigenous to the uplands of central Asia, from 600 to 6000 m, predominately inhabiting the mountainous terrain of the Tibetan plateau. More often in small groups, but can gather in large flocks. The principal scavenger at Tibetan sky burials.
dGa' ba'i rDo rje (1995) specifies the scientific name for the Cinerous vulture under bya rgod, but mentions a white as well as a black one, implying the Himalayan vulture, too. Both species are very large. The Cinereous vultures is rather solitary, the Himalayan Vultures more social and often found in flocks. The latter soar in thermals and are not capable of sustained flapping flight. It is also the vulture usually found in the sky burial grounds.

(2) bya rgod thal ba
Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) (Yeshi 2017)

The majestic, dark-brown Cinereous Vulture breed from Spain to India and China, preferring hilly mountains ranging anywhere between 10 m and 2,000 m. It is one of the largest flying birds, building nests more then 2 m wide and deep (animaldiversity.org).
See also go bo.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 14:06, 22 February 2024 (EST)