Eight Charnel Grounds

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Eight Charnel Grounds (dur khrod brgyad)

  • The eight great cemeteries of ancient India, known respectively, in Tibetan, as gtum drag, tshang tshing 'khrigs pa, 'bar 'khrigs pa, keng rus can, bsil bu tshal (Skt. Śītavana), mun pa nag po, ki li ki lir sgra sgrog pa, and ha ha rgod pa. GD (from the Glossary to Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings)