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Tibetan Tantric manuscripts from Dunhuang : a descriptive catalogue of the Stein Collection at the British Library / by Jacob Dalton and Sam van Schaik.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dalton, Jacob Paul.
- Series:
- Brill's Tibetan studies library ; v. 12.
- Brill's Tibetan studies library, 1568-6183 ; v. 12
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tantric Buddhism--Manuscripts--Catalogs.
- Tantric Buddhism.
- Manuscripts, Tibetan--England--London--Catalogs.
- Manuscripts, Tibetan.
- Dunhuang manuscripts--Catalogs.
- Dunhuang manuscripts.
- British Library--Catalogs.
- British Library.
- Stein, Aurel, Sir, 1862-1943--Library--Catalogs.
- Stein, Aurel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (424 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Since their discovery a century ago, the Dunhuang manuscripts have revolutionized the study of Asian religions. Until recently, however, the rich materials relating to esoteric tantric Buddhism have been largely ignored. This volume provides an indispensable doorway into these materials. An introduction summarizes the discovery, worldwide dissemination and general character of these Tibetan treasures. The catalogue entries provide introductory discussions of the manuscripts' contents, in addition to reordering the often scrambled folios, linking them to their long-lost counterparts in other collections, and matching them with corresponding texts in the Tibetan canon. The catalogue includes indices to Tibetan and Sanskrit titles, names and terms, as well as all Pelliot manuscripts referenced. The result is an invaluable resource for scholars of Buddhism.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Catalogue
- Bibliography
- Indexes of titles, names and terms
- Index of Pelliot tibétain manuscripts.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-360) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-40075-0
- 9786611400750
- 90-474-1114-5
- OCLC:
- 237770601
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789047411147 DOI
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