Appendix: The Stepped Shrines of Kharul

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Appendix: The Stepped Shrines of Kharul

Quentin Devers, Nils Martin, Tashi Ldawa, Kacho Mumtaz Ali Khan

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Quentin Devers, Nils Martin, Tashi Ldawa, Kacho Mumtaz Ali Khan. Appendix: The Stepped Shrines of Kharul. Zentralasiatische Studien, International Institute for Tibetan and Buddhist Studies, 2018, 46 [2017], pp.233-276. �hal-01997945�

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Appppeennddiixx:: TThhee SStteeppppeedd SShhrriinneess ooff K Khhaarruull

BByy Q Quueennttiinn D Deevveerrss,, N Niillss M Maarrttiinn,, TTaasshhii LLddaaw waa,, aanndd KKaacchhoo M Muum mttaazz KKhhaann

As of February 2018, 39 boulders with rock carvings (Bo) have been documented in Kharul. The petroglyphs are very diverse, and include 45 carvings of stepped shrines (St). Five of these boulders (with six carvings of stepped shrines), which were photographed by Tashi Ldawa in 2007, were broken in recent years to be used as construction material – their exact original location is not known (boulders 35 to 39). The remaining boulders are spread over six concentrations located just before the village (when coming from Kargil), within the fields and terraces of the village, and on the plateau that extends downstream of Kharul (known as Dumbuthang or Serthang). WWhheenn ggooiinngg ttoo tthhiiss ppllaatteeaauu,, oonnee sshhoouulldd bbee eexxttrreemmeellyy ccaarreeffuull aass tthheerree iiss aa ffiieelldd ooff llaannddmmiinneess aatt tthhee bbeeggiinnnniinngg.. TThheerree iiss nnoo ssiiggnnbbooaarrdd oorr ffeennccee iinnddiiccaattiinngg tthhee eexxaacctt eexxtteenntt oorr eevveenn tthhee eexxiisstt-- eennccee ooff tthhee mmiinneedd aarreeaa.. RReeaaddeerrss aarree ssttrroonnggllyy aaddvviisseedd ttoo ggoo tthheerree oonnllyy uunnddeerr tthhee ssuuppeerrvviissiioonn ooff tthhee vviillllaaggeerrss,, w

whhoo kknnooww wwhheerree iitt iiss ssaaffee ttoo wwaallkk.. All photographs by Quentin Devers, except indicated otherwise (Tashi Ldawa: TLd; Nils Martin: NM).

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ZAS 46 (2017) 234

Map 1: location of the six concentrations of boulders in the vicinity of Kharul.

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Map 2: location of the boulders within the first three concentrations (Bo01-24).

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ZAS 46 (2017) 236

BBoo0022--SStt11--22 ((NNMM))

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BBoo0033--SStt11

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ZAS 46 (2017) 238

BBoo0044--SStt11--33

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BBoo0044--SStt44

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ZAS 46 (2017) 240 BBoo0044--SStt55 ((NNMM))

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BBoo0044--SStt66

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ZAS 46 (2017) 242 BBoo0044--SStt77

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BBoo0055--SStt11

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ZAS 46 (2017) 244 BBoo0077--SStt11

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BBoo0077--SStt11:: ddoonnoorr iinnssccrriippttiioonn ((NNMM))

1. *| smer· gon

2. am·(or: a ma·?) phang·(or: pha ba?) dong 3. zhe stan

‘sMer (…)’

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ZAS 46 (2017) 246 BBoo0088--SStt11

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BBoo0099--SStt11

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ZAS 46 (2017) 248

BBoo0099--SStt11:: ddoonnoorr iinnssccrriippttiioonn ((NNMM))

1. yi· g[e· ba]

2. [nya·] nas· b[r]is 3. pa· lags

‘ [This] is the inscription of the yi ge ba Nya na.’

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ZAS 46 (2017) 250

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BBoo1122--SStt11 wwiitthh KKaacchhoo SSiikkuunnddaarr KKhhaann ((rriigghhtt)) aanndd HHaassssaann KKhhaann ((lleefftt))

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ZAS 46 (2017) 252 BBoo1133--SStt11

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BBoo1144--SStt11

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ZAS 46 (2017) 254

BBoo1177--SStt11

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ZAS 46 (2017) 256

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BBoo2200--SStt11

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ZAS 46 (2017) 258

BBoo2222--SStt11

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ZAS 46 (2017) 260 BBoo2233--SStt33

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BBoo2233--SStt33:: ddoonnoorr iinnssccrriippttiioonn

1. *|| rbang· kling

2. yi· ge· ba· nya· nas· bris 3. pa· [lag]s

‘ [This] is the inscription of the yi ge ba Nya na of rBang kling.’

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ZAS 46 (2017) 262 BBoo2233--SStt44

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BBoo2244--SStt11

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ZAS 46 (2017) 264

BBoo2266--SStt11 aanndd ddoonnoorr iinnssccrriippttiioonn

1. ka· shi

2. sgras bri 3. i

‘Inscribed by Ka shi sGra.’

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BBoo2266--SStt22

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ZAS 46 (2017) 266

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BBoo2288--SStt11

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ZAS 46 (2017) 268 BBoo3300--SStt11

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BBoo3355--SStt11 ((TTLLdd))

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ZAS 46 (2017) 270 BBoo3366--SStt11 ((TTLLdd))

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BBoo3366--SStt11:: ddoonnoorr iinnssccrriippttiioonn ((TTLLdd))

1. *|| yi· ge· ba

2. nya· nas·

3. bris· pa

‘Insribed by the yi ge ba Nya na.’

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ZAS 46 (2017) 272 BBoo3377--SStt11 ((TTLLdd))

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BBoo3377--SStt11:: ddoonnoorr iinnssccrriippttiioonn ((TTLLdd))

1. *| nya· nas

2. bris

‘Insribed by Nya na.’

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ZAS 46 (2017) 274

BBoo3388--SStt11--22 ((TTLLdd))

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BBoo3399--SStt11 ((TTLLdd))