[INDOLOGY] Fw: Small dish with Ranjana inscription

[Bill Mak]

Hi Matthew,
Indeed, the artist must have got maṇipadme transposed. It should have been read clockwise. I was guessing the outer mantra to be the popular Vajrasattvamantra. But apparently the mantra here has more than 100 syllables.
BM

> On Nov 19, 2018, at 2:47 PM, Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
> 
>  
> Actually, the object is botched in the manner of many Chinese manufactured objects drawing on esoteric Buddhist motifs. It has nothing to do with Tibetan. The central mantra is supposed to be Oṃ ma ṇi pa dme hūṃ svā hā, but in fact, if read clockwise it is
> Oṃ dme pa ṇi ma hūṃ svā hā, or if read counterclockwise
> Oṃ hā svā hūṃ  ma ṇi pa dme .
> In other words, wrong either way.
> 
> The longer surrounding dhāraṇī in a sort of funky devanāgarī I've not tried to sort out.
> 
> Matthew Kapstein
> Directeur d'études, 
> Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
> 
> Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies,
> The University of Chicago
> From: INDOLOGY <indology-bounces at list.indology.info> on behalf of Bill Mak via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info>
> Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2018 9:49:46 PM
> To: Taylor McComas
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> Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Small dish with Ranjana inscription
>  
> Dear McComas,
> This is a typical Buddhist votive object with Sinitic nāgarī script. The eight petals: oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ (counter-clockwise) and the bīja letter hrīḥ in the center. The outer ring must be another dhāraṇī. Tony Lin has a number of works in Chinese discussing all these objects. I am happy to share the bibliography if it is of interest to you.
> BM
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>> On Nov 19, 2018, at 12:12 PM, McComas Taylor via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info <mailto:indology at list.indology.info>> wrote:
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>> Dear Colleagues
>> 
>> I wonder if any of you multi-talented folk can help me read the inscription on this small Chinese ceramic from the Ardebil shrine?
>> 
>> Yours sincerely
>> 
>> McComas
>> 
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>> 
>> McComas Taylor
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