A Sogdian Version of the Mahāyāna-Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra in Pustaka Format

Fragments from the Berlin Turfan Collection and the Ōtani Collection Kyōto

Iris Colditz (ed)

Pages: 336 p.
Size:210 x 297 mm
Illustrations:14 b/w

Language(s):English, Sogdian
Publication Year:2025

Pre-order*

€ 90,00 EXCL. VAT RETAIL PRICE

ISBN: 978-2-503-61239-3
Paperback
Forthcoming (Aug/25)
*How to pre-order?

This is the first complete edition of all fragments from the Berlin Turfan Collection and the Ōtani Collection Kyōto identified so far as belonging to a Sogdian version of the Buddhist text Mahāyāna-Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra which has been translated from Chinese and written in the Indian pustaka format.

Subject(s)

BIO

Iris Colditz is a specialist in Middle Iranian philology and literature and in the study of Iranian religions. Her research focusses on the edition and interpretation of Zoroastrian and Central Asian Manichaean and Buddhist texts in Iranian languages.

Summary

This is the first complete edition of all fragments from the Berlin Turfan Collection and the Ōtani Collection Kyōto identified so far as belonging to a Sogdian version of the Buddhist text Mahāyāna-Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra which has been translated from Chinese and written in the Indian pustaka format.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword

Introduction
1. The Mahāyāna-Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra and its versions
2. Sogdian translations of the Mahāyāna-Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra
3. The manuscript of the Mahāyāna-Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra in pustaka format
4. Formal aspects of the edition

Concordances
1. Table 1: List of fragments belonging to MPNS 2
2. Table 2: Text parallels to Chinese (T.T. 374, 375), Sanskrit, Sogdian, and Old Uygur
3. Table 3: State of preservation of MPNS 2
4. Table 4: Measurements
5. Table 5: Fragments with manuscriptological details

Edition
1. Identified fragments: Leaves 1–26
2. Unidentified fragments: Fragments 1–46

Commentary
Glossary
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Plates