Gallery of scripts

Besides the Lantsha font (tableau 1) there are three extra Lantsha fonts
( tableau Nr. 2,3,4 ) for printing, but in a more round handwriting style. Vartu fonts (tableau 5,6).
There are three fonts (tableau Nr.8,9,10 ) of Tibetan monastery translators included, which are all reported as "in use" . Also the four main fonts of the Bon tradition (tableau Nr.12,13,14,15 ) especially the "smar tshugs" font known by some Bon lamas.


Welcome to these pages illustrating the various fonts written in a pecha form [PDF-File]

The illustration below will show the similarity of the features across all these scripts.


Click on image and see the Ali-kali bijaharam (alphabet) [PDF-File, use version Adobe Reader7,0]


Please click and enlarge here to view the vajrasattva's hundred-syllabel mantra in two elegant Lantsha scripts [PDF File, use Adobe Reader7,0]
Click and enlarge for vajrasattva's mantra in an old wood block Lantsha script [PDF File, use Adobe Reader7,0]
Click and enlarge for vajrasattva's mantra in a handwriting styled Lantsha script [PDF File, use Adobe Reader7,0]
Handwriting styled Lantsha [PDF File, use Adobe Reader7,0]
Click and enlarge for vajrasattva's mantra in an elegant Vartu script [PDF File, use Adobe Reader7,0]
Click and enlarge for vajrasattva's mantra in Vartu script [PDF File, use Adobe Reader7,0]
click and enlarge for vajrasattva's mantra in Ranjana script [PDF File, use Adobe Reader7,0]
Click and enlarge some words of the sadhana of the yellow Jambhala "Siddhi rainfall" in an old vajra moanstery script [PDF File, use Adobe Reader7,0]
Click and enlarge some words of the sadhana of the yellow Jambhala "Siddhi rainfall" in an old translator manual script of the same vajra monastery. [PDF File]
Click and enlarge some words of the sadhana of the yellow Jambhala "Siddhi rainfall" in the great old monk manual script of the same vajra monastery. [PDF File]
Click and enlarge the invocation of the Shang Shung Nyän Gyü Ngöndro Bum Gu written in the very old Bon Smar script. [PDF File, use Adobe Reader7,0]
Click and enlarge a serious attempt to illustrate some lines in g.yung drung script [PDF File, use Adobe Reader7,0]
Click and enlarge some words of the most eminent Bonpo sage the Shar rdza bkra shis rgyal mtshan in two variations of Zhang Zhung [74 KB] script (stag zi bon gyis skad) [PDF File, use Adobe Reader7,0]
Zhang Zhung [PDF File, use Adobe Reader7,0]
Click and enlarge a serious attempt to illustrate some lines in Bon script [PDF File, use Adobe Reader7,0]
Click and enlarge the picture of artisan emanations (mantras)
   

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