An Old Uighur balividhi Fragment Unearthed from the Northern Grottoes of Dūnhuáng
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3525091 |
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| Authors | Aydar Mirkamal (Xinjiang University), Xiaonan Li (0000-0002-3033-3119, Peking University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1484 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel15121484 |
| OpenAlex | W4405073719 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Photographs of the recto side of the manuscript fragment B121:38 in Old Uighur, which was excavated from the northern section of the Dūnhuáng Mògāo Caves, were published in the second volume of The Northern Grottoes of Mògāo Caves. Because the verso side, which contains essential information, remains unpublished-despite the publication of the recto-the manuscript's typology cannot be fully comprehended, and it has consequently not garnered substantial scholarly attention. Through site investigation, transcription, English translation, detailed annotation, and comparative analysis with parallel Tibetan texts, B121:38 is confirmed to be a balividhi fragment of Tantric Buddhist literature. This fragment comprises three parts: praise for the five ḍākas, a transference of merits, and a mantra. The findings provide compelling evidence of the prominence of Tibetan Tantrism among Old Uighurs
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Buddhism · Cave · Geography · Linguistics · Literature · Mantra · Praise · Tantra · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · Chinese history and philosophy · Computer Science · History · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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