Eight Auspicious Substances
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The eight auspicious substances (bkra shis rdzas brgyad) - Included in this list are: 1) mirror. 2) looking glass. {me long}. 3) curds - {zho}. 4) kusha grass (panicum dactylon) - {dur ba rtsa}. 5) wood-apply fruit - {shing tog bil ba}. 6) right-coiling conch shell - {dung g.yas 'khyil}. 7) bezoars, [elephant bile] - {ghi wang}. 8) vermilion powder - {li khri}. 9) white mustard seeds - {yungs kar} [RY]