S. Shomakhmadov

Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia

E‑mail: safaralihshom@mail.ru

The Tangut Dharanis Collection in Siddham Script from the IOM, RAS. Part II

Abstract. The article continues to acquaint readers with results of the study of a xylograph from Khara‑Khoto found by Pyotr Kozlov during the Mongol‑Sichuan Expedition (1907—1909). The author analyzes short dharanis and mantras included in the xylograph SI 6563 and points out commonly occurring errors in this reconstruction. The transliteration of the dharanis text is given.

Keywords: Buddhism, dharani, Siddham, Xi Xia, Tanguts, xylograph, phonetic transcription

DOI: 10.31250/1238-5018-2019-25-2-54-67

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 Received by the Editorial Board: 22.05.2019