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IOL Tib J 520
- Record Id:
- 040-003652854
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003652467
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100102477871.0x00000e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOL Tib J 520
- Title:
- Tibetan manuscript from Dunhuang, no title and 3 more items
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- International Dunhuang Project
Stein Collection - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003652467
040-003652854 - Is part of:
- IOL Tib J : Tibetan manuscripts from the Stein Collection.
IOL Tib J 520 : Tibetan manuscript from Dunhuang, no title and 3 more items - Hierarchy:
- 032-003652467[0224]/040-003652854
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOL Tib J
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 2 folios/panels
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Tibetan
- Scripts:
- Tibetan
- Start Date:
- 0750
- End Date:
- 1000
- Date Range:
- 0750-1000
- Era:
- CE
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Ulrich Pagel - TEI:
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Stein Collection
International Dunhuang Project
IOL Tib J 520
Tibetan manuscript from Dunhuang, no title and 3 more items
Contents
Language(s): Tibetan
1.Author:Incipit: 1r.1sgra 'i bye brag ni sa chu mye rlung nam ka 'i dbyings thams cad//prayers
This fragment comprises two joined folios of a booklet which have become detached from the rest of the manuscript. The two folios are not contiguous. This first item is just over three lines at the end of a text. It seems to bear some relation to the text which follows in that it comments on the effects of recitating certain syllables.
Explicit: 1r.4'gyur ro//__//2.Author:Incipit: 1r.5/_/he ru ka 'i sgra nges par sbyar na/Mahāyoga treatise
This is a brief treatise, apparently complete, on the significance of the three syllables in the nameHeruka. In the first interpretation, the three syllables are applied to a consecration ritual. In the second interpretation,hais joy (dgyes pa),ruis desire (chags pa), andkais enlightened actvity ('phrin las). This latter interpretation bears comparison with the more detailed symbolic etymology ofHerukafound in8414r.1-5and discussed in22-23.
Explicit: 1v.10'khor ba 'i skyon bstan nas nI de las bzlog//_//_//3.Author:Incipit: 2r.1gcig pa 'I/_/sku gsung thugs kyi gdung tshob mchedprayers
This is the end of a prayer (perhaps toHeruka) asking the deity to teach errant beings the truth, and if they confess with remorse, confer empowerment andsiddhi.
Explicit: 2r.6grang bstsal du stsold/__/____/4.Author:Incipit: 2r.7@/__/OM shri ri ba dzra ra sa ya na/notes
This may be twomantras, the first ending at the end of2r, the second comprising all the text on2v(which is extremely unclear).
Explicit: 2v.9(unclear: po ta ra 'i sku_/)Physical Description
Form: scrollMaterial: paperSupport: manuscript, ink on paperMaterials: manuscript, ink on paper
Extent: 2 folios/panelsDimensions (leaf): 14 × 28 cm.Foliation:Layout
Columns:1
Hand(s)
History
Origin: 0750-1000DHMG.(Dunhuang Mogao) DHMG.17.
Provenance and Acquisition
Stein 1906-8
All data except for msContents were drawn from the legacy IDP 4D database
Record created byUlrich Pagel 01/01/97
Modified bySam van Schaik 01/03/16
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Bibliography
[Lalou_1939] Lalou, Marcelle. 'Inventaire Des Manuscrits Tibétains de Touen-Houang Conservés à La Bibliothèque Nationale (Fonds Pelliot Tibétain) [3 Vols].' Paris: Bibliothèque Nationale, 1939[Dalton_2004] Dalton, Jacob. “The Development of Perfection: The Interiorization of Buddhist Ritual in the Eighth and Ninth Centuries.” 'Journal of Indian Philosophy' no. 32:1 (2004): 1–30