byi thur

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1) porcupine, hedgehog [animal w needle-like quills]; 2) gzud mo'i lus kyi thur ma ??? spine [IW]

porcupine [JV]

porcupine, spine [RY]

sman Hedgehog, Porcupine (Drungtso 1999).

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las 1987 (23_078) byi thur. dGa' ba'i rDo rje (1995) ill. 777 gzugs mo, 778 byi thur, 779 rgang

byi thur is given as synonym to gzugs mo, porcupine, but also translated as hedgehog. dGa' ba'i rDo rje (1995) shows the porcupine quills under the name byi thur, and mentions the hedgehog within the notice of the porcupine under the name rgang. The thangka image in Phrin Las 1987 also recalls a porcupine.

Johannes Schmidt (talk) 16:49, 14 February 2024 (EST)