Two Old Uighur Vajracchedikā Sūtra Fragments from the National Library of China

Mirkamal, Aydar (2024) Two Old Uighur Vajracchedikā Sūtra Fragments from the National Library of China. ACTA ORIENTALIA ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUM HUNGARICAE, 77 (2). pp. 243-252. ISSN 0001-6446

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Abstract

There are more than 10 block-printed and hand-copied versions of the Vajracchedikā Sūtra (The Diamond Sūtra) in Old Uighur preserved in Berlin, Paris and St. Petersburg. Recently, two block-printed fragments of Vajracchedikā Sūtra in Old Uighur, which are of the same origin as those in Berlin, were found in the National Library of China. Based on a comparative study, these items are believed to be translated from a Sanskrit version while referencing the Chinese translation by Dharmagupta. This paper presents a textual examination of the two Old Uighur Vajracchedikā Sūtra fragments.

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