Yig mgo explained
A yig mgo is a textual caret mark in Tibetan script which is one of the possible markers for a new text or page.[1] In some cases, such as following an internal title page, a triple yig mgo is used.[2] Various forms of yig mgo are included in the Unicode character set for Tibetan, including:
See also
- Javanese script, which also has various marks for beginning a text or a page that are used respectively by the reader's age or social status.
Notes and References
- Manual of standard Tibetan: language and civilization Nicolas Tournadre, Rdo-rje (Gsaṅ-bdag.), Nicolas Tournadre - 2003 "Apart from the single bar ། (rkyang-shad), Tibetan literature also uses the following symbols: The sign called ཡིག་མགོ་ (yig-mgo) or དབུ་འཁྱུད་ (dbu-'khyud), which marks the beginning of a text or of a page."
- The many canons of Tibetan Buddhism: PIATS 2000 Page 369 International Association for Tibetan Studies. Seminar, Helmut Eimer, David Germano - 2002 "recto sides, with the exception of the first three to five folios, and sometimes of the sheets following an internal title page, where there may be a triple yig mgo. In the case of the very first folio, the triple yig mgo will be found ..."
