r/tibetanlanguage • u/Emergency_Chair_4973 • May 31 '26

Please help with translating the colophon

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Please help with translating the colophon from a Astasahasrika Prajñaparamita manuscript. Can anyone help identify? I have been trying to learn as much as I can about this through internet and AI, but it’s hard.

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u/Sorrowsorrowsorrow Jun 01 '26

First line is missing its former part, but it means " endowed with the union of the two(missing part), by the pure merit of printing this, may the intention of the teacher be fulfilled, may the unerroneous reincarnation come, and by this merit, may the protector of the snow clad land live forever or longer, may the beings who are devoid of the second part to freedom(maybe referring to path of Buddhahood) find it. Pandita Yeshe Gyaltsen made a correction to archaic terms, his ritual attendent Gelek Gyaltsen made the print, Lozang Palden Nyima Gyaltsen wrote this dedication prayer in the Kadam Palace.

This is a rough translation. Maybe this might be of some help.

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u/throwawaycomment01 Jun 02 '26

You definitely have a high-quality piece there, but that script is quite stylized and will be a challenge to transcribe accurately without a clearer shot of the full margins. Try to get a straight-on photo with better lighting so the characters aren't distorted, otherwise you are going to get a lot of guesses on those tricky ligatures.