sin dhu ra

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སིན་དྷུ་ར
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sindhura. Red or deep orange substance often used in tantric rituals. Syn si 'dur ra. [RY]

minium, red lead. [JV]

sindura. [IW]

(med) Limonite (Yeshi 2018) Yellow ochre (Drungtso 1999).
Synonyms : rgya mtsho'i dreg pa, ra chags pa, khrag (Shel gong) gru bzhi, brgya rdo, zhang blon bla rdo, mkha' 'gro'i mnyal khrag (Yeshi 2018).

sindhura yis rtsa tshad don rma gso / rnag khrag skem zhing mes tshig rma la phan / zhes pa / sindhu ra zhes pa bod skad du / rgya mtsho'i dreg pa dang / ra chags pa dang / khrag la'ang 'jug / skad dod phal cher dang mkhyen brtse lo tsva ba'i snga tshan bdun pa sogs su li khri dang skad dod gcig par mdzad kyang / sgra gcig don mang du ngo bo so sor gsungs pa bzhin tha dad do / don la chu'i dreg pa yin / rgya bal sogs nas rgya mtsho'i 'gram du chags pa dang / tsa ri g.yu mtsho'i pho brang skyog mo sogs nas 'byung / gnas bzang sogs kyi brag phug rlan dang ma bral ba'i 'gram du khrag chags pa lta bu / ro mngar la so tham tham 'byur ba yod pa sogs bzang / gang zhe na / gsang sngags 'ga' zhig tu / rdo rje rnal 'byor ma'i zla mtshan yin par bshad pas gnas bzang nas len pa bzang ma gtogs gzhan ko mo dang chu tshan sogs la chags pa'i ko brsag dmar ser dang khyad med / chu las byung phyir mes tshig rma la gnyen por gyur pa'o // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 140.1)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las (26_002) sindhu ra

Several names and notices in the Shel phreng deal with iron oxides, often identified with Limonite : lcags rdo in the meltable medicinal stone section, gru bzhi and btsag within the non-meltable medicinal stones, and sin dhu ra in the medicinal earth section. The important iron ore Hematite (smug po sbal rgyab) is found with the non-meltable medicinal stones.
Limonite is used as a field-term of unidentified massive hydroxides and oxides of iron, with no visible crystals, and a yellow-brown streak. Limonite is most commonly the mineral species Goethite, along with impurities of other minerals such as quartz and clays. A very common material in the oxidized zones of iron-bearing deposits. (mindat.org).
The indian name sindhura denotes a red pigment, like vermilion or red ochre.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 10:06, 25 February 2024 (EST)