A preliminary study on one folio of Tibetan tantric ritual text recently collected by the national library of China. Issue 2 (3rd July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Saerji,
• Is Part Of: Studies in Chinese religions. Volume 7:Issue 2/3(2021)
• Page Start: 236
• Page End: 244
• Publication Date: 2021-07-03
• Subjects: National Library of China -- Tibetan tantric ritual text -- rituals of the dead -- tsha tsha; China -- Religion -- Periodicals; China -- Religious life and customs -- Periodicals; 200.951
• DOI: 10.1080/23729988.2021.1942522
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2372-9988

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article focuses on one folio of Tibetan tantric ritual text recently collected by the National Library of China, based on a tentative translation, discussing its peculiarities on Tibetan orthography and expression, its esoteric elements, especially its rituals of the dead and making clay tablet ( tsha tsha ), attempts to trace the Indian origin of the text and its influences on related Tibetan texts.