ti tsha ser po

(med) Sphalerite (Drungtso 1999)
Sanskrit : kharpara (wisdomlib.org)

ti tsha ser pos rma 'brub mig la phan / zhes dang / rang byung pas / ti tsha dmar nag chu ser skem / zhes pa ni / 'ga' zhig rdo dmar ser gnyis la bzhus na zha nye 'byung bar bzhed na'ang / rang lugs ni / rdo ser po gser rdo 'dra bar spang mthing 'gos pa'am / btsa' ser po chags pa dang / dmar po zhig kyang 'byung / gang yang me la bzhus na dud pa 'byung ba dang / nag po dngul rdo 'dra ba gnyis 'byung / bzhus na ti tsha sngo chog rang 'bab pa la byed / rdo 'di rang log gam / rdo gzhan la 'gos pa [116] 'byar ba ci rigs 'byung ngo // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 115.5)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las (25_117) spang rgyus / ti tsha / zur mkhar 'khrul bzhed ti tshar bzhed pa zha nye 'byung ba'i rdo / ti tsha'i rdo ser po mchog / dman pa dmar po

Meltable stone medicine. Sphalerite (Zinc sulfide [ZnS]), also known as blende or zinc blende, is the major ore of zinc. When pure (with little or no iron) it forms clear to white crystals. Yellow to orange sphalerite is often called "golden sphalerite." Red shades of sphalerite are known as Ruby Blende. Native zinc or zinc powder is ti tsha dkar po. See also gangs thigs (Smithsonite and calamine). The indian name kharpara refers to zinc ore, calamine and Zn-carbonate (Smithsonite).
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 15:34, 26 February 2024 (EST)