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A Chinese Buddhist Pilgrim's Letters of Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

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Copyright © The Royal Asiatic Society 1927

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page 547 note 1 Tun-huang Tibetan MS. 83 xi, a scroll 286 × 247 cm., now divided into foll. 74–84 of vol. 72; foll. 74–6 of rough paper, recto (1) several part or whole columns of soribbly Chinese writing (one erased), (2) letter A, (3) thirteen part or whole columns of similar Chinese writing, (4) letter B, (5) one column of similar Chinese writing, (6) letter C, (7) three part or whole columns of similar Chinese writing, (8) letter D, (9) letter E, (10) blank space of c. 105 cm., (11) sixteen columns of large, rather coarse, Chinese writing; foll. 74–6 verso blank; foll. 79–84, smooth paper of good texture, verso 160 columns of good Chinese writing (a Buddhist sūtra ?); foll. 79–84, recto (1) 11. 72 of clear Tibetan dbu-can, somewhat cursive, containing a rather Tantric Buddhist text; (2) 11. 36 of more clumsy Tibetan dbu-can, containing a similar text; (3) 11. 72 of clear Tibetan dbu-can, rather cursive (smaller than in No. (1)), containing a similar text. The letters, A, B, C, D, E are described above.

page 549 note 1 The two syllables are added above the line.

page 552 note 1 l below line.

page 552 note 2 s is a correction below the line.

page 554 note 1 rgalopa with o erased?

page 555 note 1 myi . mdzad . du . myi. ruṅ erased. The substituted mdzad . . . myi . ruṅ is in the original handwriting of the letter.

page 556 note 1 rhyen ?