BD02745

MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2014

BD02745《無量壽宗要經》

GUEST POST AUTHOR: LIU BO

Liu Bo is Manager of IDP China at the National Library of China, and currently a visiting fellow at Harvard-Yenching Library at Harvard University cataloguing their collections of ancient Chinese local histories.

最近，中國國家圖書館IDP工作室數字化了BD02745《無量壽宗要經》。這件敦煌遺書長達161釐米，由四張紙粘連而成，抄寫114行。《無量壽宗要經》是吐蕃統治敦煌時期（786—848）非常流行的一部佛經，這一個卷子也是吐蕃時期抄寫的，小字密行，具有顯著的吐蕃時期寫經的特點。

這個寫卷的末尾，有一個簽名“呂日興”。這位呂日興的身份，現在已經難以查考了。也許他曾是這卷經書的所有者或者施造者，也許他只是校勘人或讀者。寫卷的背面，署有“金”字。這是敦煌金光明寺的簡稱，它表明這個經卷是金光明寺的財產。金光明寺院在沙州城以西，在吐蕃時期和歸義軍時期，是一所大寺院，後唐同光年間（923—926）有僧人62人，頗為興盛。歸義軍節度使曹元忠曾在該寺做法事。寺內有寺學，索勳的孫子索富通就曾在該寺學習。寺內也有藏經，這個卷子就是其中之一。

這個卷子見證是過敦煌佛教的繁榮興盛，能在藏經洞中留存至今，可謂幸運。感興趣的人士，可以通過IDP網站仔細欣賞這一件千年前的佛經。

BD02745

Below the Google translate version of this article:

Recently, the National Library of China (IDP) studio digitized BD02745 "Amitayus were to go through." 

This Dunhuang document of 161 cm, consists of four sheets of paper sticking together and transcribe 114 lines. "Amitayus were to go through," is the rule of Dunhuang Tibetan period (786-848) is a very popular Buddhist scripture, it is also a test paper copy of the Tubo period, small print dense lines, with significant Tibetan sutra period features.

At the end of this writing, there is a signature "Lu Nikko." Nikko identity of the LV, and now has been difficult to examine it. Or maybe he was the owner of the facilities made by this volume by the book, maybe he just collated or readers. Write volumes on the back, the Department has a "golden" word. This is the Golden Light Temple in Dunhuang short, it indicates that the scriptures are the property of Golden Light Temple. Golden Light Monastery in west sand chow in Tubo period and Guiyijun period, is a large temple, with light years between the Later Tang Dynasty (923-926) 62 monks who, quite prosperous. Cao Yuanzhong Guiyijun Jiedushi approach things worked in the monastery. The temple has a temple school, 索勋 grandson cable Fortis had to study in the monastery. The temple also has Tripitaka, the examination paper is one of them.

This paper was testimony is over Dunhuang Buddhist prosperity, energy has been retained in the Library Cave, and can be described as lucky. Interested parties can carefully enjoy this one a thousand years ago Sutra by IDP sites.