Wenjing Xue, Aibibula Kadier

Aibibula Kadier

13 May, 2024

Mogao Grottoes, Uyghur Tibetan Buddhist documents, Literary research.

The Uyghur is one of the important ethnic groups in the history of Dunhuang. After moving from grassland in Outer Mongoliya (north Gobi Desert) to the Hexi Corridor in the middle of the 9th century, it kept active for generations and became one of the main ethnic groups there .Having diverse religious beliefs, the Uyghurs who lived in Shazhou (the present Dunhuang) and Gansu area commonly believed in Buddhism in the early 11th century. Uyghur Buddhism was greatly influenced by both Han Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism. A large number of Tibetan Buddhism literature was discovered among the Uyghur Buddhism literature unearthed in Dunhuang and Turpan. Tibetan Buddhism literature, especially the Uyghur Tibetan Buddhism literature unearthed in the north Mogao grottoes at the end of the 20th century provides the important basis to discuss the nature of Dunhuang Uyghur Buddhism under the context of Tibetan Buddhism prevailing during Yuan dynasty.

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