Scrolls from Buddhist shrine virtually unrolled with X-ray

X-ray scans reveal Buddhist prayers inside tiny Tibetan scrolls

The objects were a part of traditional Mongolian nomadic shrines.

Scrolls from Buddhist shrine virtually unrolled with X-ray

The Mongolian collection of the Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin contains a unique Gungervaa shrine. Among the objects found inside were three tiny scrolls, wrapped in silk. Using 3D X-ray tomography, a team at HZB was able to create a digital copy of one of the scrolls. With a mathematical method, the scroll could be virtually unrolled to reveal the scripture on the strip. This method is also used in battery research. The p…

Scrolls from Buddhist shrine virtually unrolled with X-ray - Tech and Science Post

The Mongolian collection of the Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin contains a unique Gungervaa shrine. Among the objects found inside were three tiny scrolls, wrapped in silk. Using 3D X-ray tomography, a team at HZB was able to create a digital copy of one of the scrolls. With a mathematical method, the scroll could be virtually unrolled to reveal the scripture on the strip. This method is also used in battery research. The p…

Mongolian Buddhist shrine scrolls virtually unrolled in Berlin reveal hidden Sanskrit mantra

A Buddhist scroll hidden for decades within a Mongolian Gungervaa shrine has been virtually unrolled by researchers in Berlin through the use of advanced X-ray tomography, revealing a Sanskrit prayer written in Tibetan script. The discovery, by researchers at the Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin, sheds new light on Mongolian Buddhist practices […]