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IOL Tib J 114
- Record Id:
- 040-003688188
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003652467
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100105876979.0x000032
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOL Tib J 114
- Title:
- Tibetan manuscript
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- International Dunhuang Project
Stein Collection - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003652467
040-003688188 - Is part of:
- IOL Tib J : Tibetan manuscripts from the Stein Collection.
IOL Tib J 114 : Tibetan manuscript - Hierarchy:
- 032-003652467[0434]/040-003688188
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOL Tib J
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 7 folios/panels
- Digitised Content:
- https://idp.bl.uk/collection/B5ECCC87214F429DA767815FF8B8A2D1
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Tibetan
- Scripts:
- Tibetan
- Start Date:
- 0750
- End Date:
- 1000
- Date Range:
- 0750-1000
- Era:
- CE
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International Dunhuang Project
Stein Collection
IOL Tib J 114
Tibetan manuscript
Contents
Tibetan manuscript from Dunhuang
Language(s): Tibetan
Title: ['phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa sdud pa'i tshigs su bcad pa]Title: (Ārya-prajñā-pāramitā-sañcaya-gāthā)Ch. 51. I. 54 and 77. XV. 6, Pothī; 30 c. x 8.2 c.: foll. 7, numbered ka 16, 18, 22, 24, 30, 36, 46; ll. 5: dbu-can.
Fol. 18b, l. 3:
‘/dper na seng 'ge ri sul brten nas 'jigs myed par /
/ri dags phra mo mang skrag byed cing sgra sgrogs ltar/
/myi'i seng ge shes rab pha rol phyin brten nas/
/mu stegs can mang skrag byed 'jig rten sgra yang sgrog/ ’= 110, fol. 22b, l. 2.
‘'...As the lion, residing in a hill-ravine, is without fear, and frightens many minor animals while he roars, in the same way the lion amongst men, residing in the Prajñā-pāramitā, frightens the many heretics while he roars.' ’
Fol. 22a, l. 5-22b, l. 2:
‘/nam mkha'i khams ni shar kyi phyogs dang lho phyogs dang/
/de bzhin nub kyi phyogs dang byang phyogs pha mtha' yas/
/steng dang 'og dang phyogs bcu'i ci snyed rnams na 'ang yod/
/tha dad gyur pa myed ching bye brag gyur ba myed/
/'da's pa'i de bzhin nyid gang ma phyin de bzhin nyid/
/da ltar de bzhin nyid gang dgra bcom de bzhin nyid/
/chos kun de bzhin nyid gang rgyal ba'i de bzhin nyid/ ’‘'Free from differences, free from distinctions, the Tathatā of the past is the Tathatā of the present, the Tathatā of the present is the Tathatā of the Arhats, the Tathatā of all things is the Tathatā of the Jinas.' ’
As an instance is given the ether element of the cardinal directions.
= 110, fol. 27a, ll. 2-5.
Physical Description
Form: pothiMaterial: paperSupport: manuscript, ink on paperPaper Layers: 1
Laid lines (min): 12
Laid lines (max): 12
Fibre structure comments: vertical laid lines
Materials: manuscript, ink on paper
Extent: 7 folios/panelsDimensions (leaf): 8.2 × 30 cm.Foliation:Pagination type: prefixed letter & numeral
Layout
Columns:1
String holes: 1 central with black circle
Margins and Guidelines: black/black
Columns per panel/lines per page: 5
Hand(s)
History
Origin: 0750-1000DHMG.(Dunhuang Mogao) DHMG.17.
Provenance and Acquisition
Stein 1906-8
Created from IDP database, msContents from TEI (P4) records of Great Britain, India Office, Library, Louis de La Vallée Poussin, and Kazuo Enoki: Catalogue of the Tibetan Manuscripts from Tun-Huang in the India Office Library,. Oxford: Published for the Commonwealth Relations Office [by] Oxford University Press, 1962.
Record created by Sam van Schaik 17/09/01
Modified by Sam van Schaik 01/03/16
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