This manuscript belongs to a tradition of Tibetan Buddhism known as the Ancient Ones (Nyingma) and proposes a system of meditation called Peaceful and Wrathful (shitro) using the idea of opposites and dualities as the special metaphor and paradigm for spiritual practice.

Separated by the vertically written Mongolian script, various female forms are depicted in active postures, each with a different animal head and body color. The colors relate to basic elements such as fire, air and earth, and the animal heads are derived from Central Asian species of wild game along with the iconic animals of India such as the elephant and boar.