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IOL Tib J 252
- Record Id:
- 040-003688314
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003652467
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100105879852.0x000002
- LARK:
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- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- IOL Tib J 252
- Title:
- Tibetan manuscript
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- International Dunhuang Project
Stein Collection - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003652467
040-003688314 - Is part of:
- IOL Tib J : Tibetan manuscripts from the Stein Collection.
IOL Tib J 252 : Tibetan manuscript - Hierarchy:
- 032-003652467[0554]/040-003688314
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: IOL Tib J
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 2 folios/panels
- Digitised Content:
- https://idp.bl.uk/collection/D503D11C3625435CBA7628028EABC9E4
- Thumbnail:
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- 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 252
Tibetan manuscript
Contents
Tibetan manuscript from Dunhuang
Language(s): Tibetan
Title:Ch. 9. I, frag. 20, Pothī; 45 c. x 10 c.: foll. 2, numbered ka 12 and 13; ll. 7: dbu-can, interlinear glosses.
Fragment of a Mahāyāna-sūtra.
The Bodhisattva Śin-tu-ḥdus-pa questions Bhagavat on the qualities of a Bodhisattva.
Fol. 13a, l. 5. Comparison of the thirty-three gods entering into the Miśrakā-vana with a boat entering the ocean.
Fol. 13b. Acquisition by the Bodhisattva of the
Anutpattika-dharma-kṣānti.
Fol. 12a, l. 1. Tathāgatānāṃ kriyānuṣṭhāna-jñāna.
Fol. 12b, l. 1: ‘/shin du 'dus 'di lta ste/dper na sems can rnams gyi yid gyi las nyams su myong bar 'gyur ba des/sems can rnams bde ba dang sdug bsngal so sor myong bar byed do//de bzhin du de bzhin gshegs pa rnams gyi bya ba bsgrub 'pa'i ye shes nyams su myong bar 'gyur ba'/thugs sprul pa'i 'phrin des/de bzhin gshegs pa rnams 'go gcig pa dang/rnam par dbye ba dang/dri ba dang/gzhag pa'i dri ba' lan gdab pa dag la ji rigs par lan gdab pa'i bya ba'i phyir/byung ba dang/'byung bar 'gyur ba dang/da ltar gyi don rnams so sor myong bar mdzad do/.../de nas bcom ldan 'das rnams la'/byang chub sems dpa' shin tu 'dus gyis 'di skad ces gsol to//bcom ldan 'das chos kyi' dbyings rnam par dag na'/ye shes gyi rdzogs par longs spyod pa'/'bras bu [dgos pa ?]ro gcig pa/'dres pa nye bar 'dres pa ji de bzhin gshegs pa rnams gyi lags sam/on te byang chub sems dpa' rnams gyi yang lags/ ’
‘'Do the Bodhisattvas acquire kriyānuṣṭhāna-jñāna? Yes, they do; but only the Bodhisattvas who possess anutpattika-dharma-kṣānti. ’'
Physical Description
deletions with little lines on top of letters, e.g.: f.110r.6Form: pothiMaterial: paperSupport: manuscript, ink on paperPaper Layers: 1?
Laid lines (min): 13?
Laid lines (max): 13?
Chain lines intervals: 5
Chain lines pattern: 6
Materials: manuscript, ink on paper
Extent: 2 folios/panelsDimensions (leaf): 10 × 45 cm.Foliation:Pagination type: prefixed letter & numerals
Layout
Columns:1
String holes: 2 central with black circles
Margins and Guidelines: black/black
Columns per panel/lines per page: 6
Hand(s)
Additions:Annotations: interlinear commentary
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 Ulrich Pagel 01/01/97
Modified by Sam van Schaik 01/03/16
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