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Two uprights closing a section.
Also known as: Tibetan double bar
The Tibetan mark of two vertical strokes closing a verse, a topic or a complete passage.
Closes a verse, a topic or a complete passage, above the level the single shad closes.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Religion
Gives Tibetan the same two-level terminal punctuation as Devanagari's daṇḍa and double daṇḍa, inherited with the script.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Religion
Two full-height vertical strokes side by side, spaced apart, following the final syllable of the passage.
The Tibetan double bar closes a section as the Devanagari double daṇḍa does, inherited from it.