དབང་པོའི་ལག | Glossary of Terms

དབང་པོའི་ལག

dbang po’i lag

indrahasta

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orris root

The Sūtra of the Sublime Golden Light (3)

orris root

དབང་པོའི་ལག

dbang po’i lag

indrahasta AS

Definition in this text:

Bletilla hyacinthina, hyacinth orchid. See Ludvik 2007, 310. Or possibly Rhizoma iridis. The root is said to resemble an arm, while the leaves resemble swords, and therefore there is a folktale of it having originated from Indra cutting off a yakṣa’s arm.

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AD

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AA

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RP

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RS

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