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Literary Approximate Definition zhu rams shung ram a green dye made by
Spelling pronunciation mixing zhu mkhan
and indigo
thugs rten thug den "mind support", zhwa lu ngang sha lu ngang ba yellow ochre from
usually a stupa pa Zhwa-Iu
tsandan dmar dzenden mar bo red sandalwood zi hung si hung pale mauve "
po
zing skya .sing gya pink made from
tsha gser tsa ser "hot gilt", gold magenta
applied with
mercury amalgam
tsha la tsa la borax
tsha Ie tsa Ie same as above
tshangs thig tsang thig vertical central axis
of a figure
tshem drub ma tsem drup ma embroidered
thangka
tsho sha dkar tso sha gar a non-shaded colour
gradation commonly
used in the painting
of woodwork, etc.
tshogs zhing tsok shing "assembly field"
tshon tson colour; paint
tshon chen tson chen synonym of rdzogs
tshon
tshon kong tson gong paint pot
tshon ljang tson jang "green colour",
a synonym for
malachite
tshon mdog tson dok colour
tshon yig tson yig colour notation or
code
tshos tso dye or lake
tshos gzhi tso shi colour
utpal ser po tipay ser po a yellow derived
from the petals of an
alpine flower
yan lag gi tshon yen lak gi tson intermediate branch
'bring po dring bo colours
zar khu'i snum sar khuii num linseed oil
rtsi dzi
zar ma'i 'bru sar may dru flax seeds
zhal shal/shay "face", a synonym
of cha chen
zhal mtshal shal tsal/shay tsay red colour applied
to the lips of deities
zhal tshad shal tsay/shay tsay "face measure", a
synonym of cha
chen
zhi ba shi wa peaceful, as of
deities
zhing shing field
zho sho curds, yogurt
zhu mkhan shung khen leaf of a tree of the
genus Symplocos,
the source of a
yellow dye and
mordant

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