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IOL Tib J 719
- Record Id:
- 040-003652935
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003652467
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100102477874.0x00000e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOL Tib J 719
- Title:
- Tibetan manuscript from Dunhuang, no title and 1 more item.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- International Dunhuang Project
Stein Collection - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003652467
040-003652935 - Is part of:
- IOL Tib J : Tibetan manuscripts from the Stein Collection.
IOL Tib J 719 : Tibetan manuscript from Dunhuang, no title and 1 more item. - Hierarchy:
- 032-003652467[0301]/040-003652935
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOL Tib J
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 4 folios/panels
- Digitised Content:
- https://idp.bl.uk/collection/0A58D86EC5184D3BB19641D459726345
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Tibetan
- Scripts:
- Tibetan
- Start Date:
- 0750
- End Date:
- 1000
- Date Range:
- 0750-1000
- Era:
- CE
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Stein Collection
International Dunhuang Project
IOL Tib J 719
Tibetan manuscript from Dunhuang, no title and 1 more item.
Contents
Language(s): Tibetan
1.Incipit: R1.1@/_/'gon po thugs rje che ldan /sadhana
Beginning of asādhanafocussing on the deityMahābala, presented here in the opening homage prayers as a wrathful emanation ofAvalokiteśvara. In the first two sheets, following the initial praises, the deities are invited forth to receive the "excellent worship" (mchod pa dam pa). In the course of these invitations, themaṇḍalais described, withMahābalaat its centre, surrounded by the guardians of the four directions (rgyal chen bzhi) at their respective cardinal points, and his retinue of queen, children, and servants.
Explicit: R2.18/'dir gshegs mchod pa dam pa zhes/!/!2.Incipit: R3.1@//rgyab snyan chod la dad pa dang/sadhana
Unfortunately, the third and fourth sheets have been separated from the first and second, making it unclear how they relate. The present item may well be, as719suggests, a continuation of the samesādhana. The item consists of a series of prayers, recognizing the rarity of the teachings, to the five elements, and for protection from sufferings. As in Item 1, the spelling is idiosyncratic at best.
Explicit: R3.18tshul rgis nyi ma thobPhysical Description
Form: scrollMaterial: paperSupport: manuscript, ink on paperMaterials: manuscript, ink on paper
Extent: 4 folios/panelsDimensions (leaf): 42.5 × 30.5 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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