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Incomplete scripture of Manichaeism

Incomplete scripture of Manichaeism
Materialpaper
Size639 × 27 cm
WritingMiddle Chinese
CreatedTang Dynasty
Discovered1907 in Dunhuang Mogao Grotto Buddhist scripture cave
Present locationBeijing National Library of China
IdentificationBD00256

The Incomplete scripture of Manichaeism was discovered by British archaeologist Aurel Stein in Mogao Caves. It is a Manichaean scripture, but it is missing parts. It is one of the three Manichaeism Dunhuang Chinese Documents. They are now held in the collection of National Library of China, number BD00256.[1][2]

  1. "Tang Manuscript "Mani敎经》" (PDF). nlc.cn (in Simplified Chinese). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
  2. Lin Shitian (2011). "National Library Collection The literature value of "Mani Sutra"" (PDF). nlc.cn (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-05-24.

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Incomplete scripture of Manichaeism English 摩尼教殘經 Chinese

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