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The Mardzong Manuscripts
Codicological and Historical Studies of an Archaeological Find in Mustang, Nepal
Series: - Brill's Tibetan Studies Library, Volume: 48
In 2008, an international team of climbers discovered a large collection of Tibetan manuscripts in a cave complex called Mardzong, in Nepalâs remote Mustang district. The following year, the entire cacheâover five thousand folios from some sixty different works of the Buddhist and Bön religions, some more than seven centuries oldâwere removed to the safe keeping of a monastery, where they were later examined by experts from different disciplines. This book is the result of their findings. The authors present what they have been able to discover about the content of these manuscripts, their age, the materials with which they were made, the patrons who commissioned them and the scribes and artists who created them.
Contributors include: Agnieszka Helman-Ważny, Charles Ramble, Nyima Drandul Gurung, Naljor Tsering, Sarah Skumanov, Emilie Arnaud-Nguyen and Bazhen Zeren
Contributors include: Agnieszka Helman-Ważny, Charles Ramble, Nyima Drandul Gurung, Naljor Tsering, Sarah Skumanov, Emilie Arnaud-Nguyen and Bazhen Zeren
Agnieszka Helman-Ważny (Ph.D. 2007) is a bibliologist at the University of Warsaw and University of Hamburg. Her publications include monographs and articles on the history of the regional production and usage of paper and books in Tibet and Central Asia, including The Archaeology of Tibetan Books (Brill, 2014).
Charles Ramble (D.Phil. 1985) is directeur dâétudes at the EPHE, PSL University, Paris, and a member of the Centre for Research on East Asian Civilisations. His publications include several volumes on the history and culture of Mustang, Nepal.
Charles Ramble (D.Phil. 1985) is directeur dâétudes at the EPHE, PSL University, Paris, and a member of the Centre for Research on East Asian Civilisations. His publications include several volumes on the history and culture of Mustang, Nepal.
Preface
Preface to the 2nd Edition
Acknowledgements
List of Figures and Tables
1 Introduction to Mustang (Lo) and Its Heritage
âAgnieszka Helman-Ważny
â1âAccounts of History and Religion
â2âClimate, Landform, People and the Trade along Kali Gandaki River
â3âCultural Heritage of Mustang
2 A Note on Interdisciplinary Methods
âAgnieszka Helman-Ważny
â1âGeneral Information
â2âWriting/copying
â3âFormat and Layout
â4âElements of Ornamentation
â5âOwnership and Authentication Marks
â6âMaterials
3 The Mardzong Texts in Relation to the Bon Canon
âCharles Ramble, Agnieszka Helman-Ważny, Nyima Drandul Gurung and Bazhen Zeren
â1âThe Khams chen
â2âThe Ka âdus
â3âThe gZer mig
â4âThe Klu ʼbum
â5âBuddhist dhâraṇî Volume
4 A Codicological Study of the Mardzong Manuscripts
âAgnieszka Helman-Ważny
â1âThe Khams chen
â2âThe Ka âdus
â3âThe gZer mig
â4âThe Klu ʼbum
â5âBuddhist dhâraṇî Volume
5 Comparative Study of Paper Found at Archaeological Sites in Mustang
âEmilie Arnaud-Nguyen and Agnieszka Helman-Ważny
â1âLinks between Paper Dating and Its Manufacturing Process
â2âCharacteristics of the Samples Studied
â3âThe Process of the Degradation of Paper
â4âFibre Analysis
â5âA Higher Degree of Deterioration
â6âA Medium Degree of Degradation
â7âConclusion
6 Missing Manuscripts from the Mardzong Cave Repository
âCharles Ramble
â1âThe Context
â2âThe Missing Manuscripts: Content Description
â3âBuddhist Works
â4âBon Works
â5âSecular or Indeterminate Works
7 On the Dating and Origin of the Mardzong Manuscripts
âAgnieszka Helman-Ważny and Charles Ramble
8 Book-Making Practices in Mustang
âAgnieszka Helman-Ważny
â1âPaper
â2âInk
â3âLayout
â4âCalligraphy
9 Preservation of the Mardzong Manuscripts Collection
âSarah Skumanov
â1âPreservation of Cultural Heritage in Mustang
â2âThe State of Preservation of the Mardzong Manuscripts
10 Translations of Selected Works from the Mardzong Collection
âCharles Ramble
â1âKhams chen Dedication
â2âTriten Norbutse Dedication
â3âKhams chen Dedication
â4âTriten Norbutse Dedication
â5âMardzong BA
â6âMardzong J Text and Translation
â7âMardzong K Text and Translation
11 A Rare Treatise on Toxicology from the Mardzong Collection: Translation and Preliminary Remarks
âCharles Ramble and Naljor Tsering
â1âIntroduction
â2âPoisoning in Tibet
â3âIndian Traditions of Toxicology
â4âStructure and Content of Mardzong A
â5âFeatures of the Manuscript and Presentation of the Text
â6âText and Translation
Bibliography
Index
Preface to the 2nd Edition
Acknowledgements
List of Figures and Tables
1 Introduction to Mustang (Lo) and Its Heritage
âAgnieszka Helman-Ważny
â1âAccounts of History and Religion
â2âClimate, Landform, People and the Trade along Kali Gandaki River
â3âCultural Heritage of Mustang
2 A Note on Interdisciplinary Methods
âAgnieszka Helman-Ważny
â1âGeneral Information
â2âWriting/copying
â3âFormat and Layout
â4âElements of Ornamentation
â5âOwnership and Authentication Marks
â6âMaterials
3 The Mardzong Texts in Relation to the Bon Canon
âCharles Ramble, Agnieszka Helman-Ważny, Nyima Drandul Gurung and Bazhen Zeren
â1âThe Khams chen
â2âThe Ka âdus
â3âThe gZer mig
â4âThe Klu ʼbum
â5âBuddhist dhâraṇî Volume
4 A Codicological Study of the Mardzong Manuscripts
âAgnieszka Helman-Ważny
â1âThe Khams chen
â2âThe Ka âdus
â3âThe gZer mig
â4âThe Klu ʼbum
â5âBuddhist dhâraṇî Volume
5 Comparative Study of Paper Found at Archaeological Sites in Mustang
âEmilie Arnaud-Nguyen and Agnieszka Helman-Ważny
â1âLinks between Paper Dating and Its Manufacturing Process
â2âCharacteristics of the Samples Studied
â3âThe Process of the Degradation of Paper
â4âFibre Analysis
â5âA Higher Degree of Deterioration
â6âA Medium Degree of Degradation
â7âConclusion
6 Missing Manuscripts from the Mardzong Cave Repository
âCharles Ramble
â1âThe Context
â2âThe Missing Manuscripts: Content Description
â3âBuddhist Works
â4âBon Works
â5âSecular or Indeterminate Works
7 On the Dating and Origin of the Mardzong Manuscripts
âAgnieszka Helman-Ważny and Charles Ramble
8 Book-Making Practices in Mustang
âAgnieszka Helman-Ważny
â1âPaper
â2âInk
â3âLayout
â4âCalligraphy
9 Preservation of the Mardzong Manuscripts Collection
âSarah Skumanov
â1âPreservation of Cultural Heritage in Mustang
â2âThe State of Preservation of the Mardzong Manuscripts
10 Translations of Selected Works from the Mardzong Collection
âCharles Ramble
â1âKhams chen Dedication
â2âTriten Norbutse Dedication
â3âKhams chen Dedication
â4âTriten Norbutse Dedication
â5âMardzong BA
â6âMardzong J Text and Translation
â7âMardzong K Text and Translation
11 A Rare Treatise on Toxicology from the Mardzong Collection: Translation and Preliminary Remarks
âCharles Ramble and Naljor Tsering
â1âIntroduction
â2âPoisoning in Tibet
â3âIndian Traditions of Toxicology
â4âStructure and Content of Mardzong A
â5âFeatures of the Manuscript and Presentation of the Text
â6âText and Translation
Bibliography
Index
All interested in Himalayan history and archaeology, Tibetan literature, regional manuscript production and use, as well as methods of decoding the identity, provenance and history of manuscripts of this region.