Der Einleitungsśloka zur „Lehrschrift über das Eintreten in den Abhidharma" (T. 1554)

Authors : Peter Zieme

Pages : 403-411

Doi:10.35236/jots.969638

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Publication Date : 2021-07-24

Article Type : Research

Abstract :The fragment Mainz 857 (verso) of the Berlin Turfan Collection contains a parallel to text F of the miscellaneous manuscript U 5335 (edited Berliner Turfantexte 34). The vertical lines (columns), which comprise an Old Uyghur translation of the beginning of the prologue to the Abhidharmāvatāra (T. 1554: 入阿毘達磨論 ru apidamo lun), are arranged in such a way that they proceed from right to left, contrary to the usual left-right direction.
Keywords : Prologue of the Abhidharmāvatāra, ancient Uyghur translation, script direction, Turfan Collection.