Fragments of Mongolian Kanjur manuscripts copied in 19th c. Germany and preserved at the library of the Academy of Sciences
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The article introduces three previously unknown fragments of 17th c. Mongolian Kanjur manuscripts. While the original folios have been lost, their texts are preserved in handwritten copies produced in the 19th c. by an unidentified German scholar. These copies became known in 2021 after being admitted to the Manuscript Department of the Library of the Russian Academy of Sciences. This article focuses on the Mongolian text of the fragments, its identification, and a brief commentary on the trustworthiness of the handwritten copies.
Source: Written Monuments of the Orient
DOI: 10.55512/wmo635898
Author: Natalia Yampolskaya
Language: English
Topic: Indian and Buddhist Studies
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408446885