Xiabuzan | |
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Material | paper |
Writing | Middle Chinese |
Created | Tang Dynasty |
Discovered | 1907 in Dunhuang Mogao Caves Buddhist scripture cave |
Present location | LondonBritish Library |
Identification | S.2659 |
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The Xiabuzan (Chinese: 下部讚[1]) is a Chinese Manichaean hymn scroll found by British archaeologist Aurel Stein in the Mogao Grottoes. It contains a series of hymns used in religious ceremonies. It is currently held at the British Library, where it is catalogued as number S.2659.[2][3]
Introduction
[edit]The first volume of the manuscript is slightly incomplete, and the content is written in the form of poetry. Among them, there are 1254 sentences of seven-character poems, and a few four-character and five-character poems.[4] According to Lin Wushu's research, these hymns were translated from a Middle Iranian language, rather than original by the Manichaeans.[2] Many of the contents are dedicated to the Yishu (Jesus), and the hymn to the highest deity of Manichaeism.[5]
In the 'Praise Jesus' text
[edit]After Manichaeism was introduced into China, because the image of Jesus was quite unfamiliar to Chinese culture, missionaries combined it with Buddhist imagery, called Jesus Buddha, and made him a model of great mercy and relief.[6] Therefore, believers wrote in the following excerpt from the hymn "Praise Jesus Text", which is like a Buddhist scripture in the Chinese Manichaean hymn scroll.
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rault, Lucie (2018). L’Hymnaire manichéen chinois Xiabuzan 下部讚 à l’usage des Auditeurs. Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies (in French). Vol. 94. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-38026-4.
- ^ a b 林世田 (2011). "國家圖書館藏《摩尼敎經》的文獻價値" (PDF). nlc.cn (in Simplified Chinese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ Sims-Williams, Ursula (2013-09-23). "Some Syriac Manichean Treasures in the British Library". blogs.bl.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "唐寫本《摩尼敎經》" (PDF). nlc.cn (in Simplified Chinese). 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ 王媛媛 (2017-07-31). "唐代漢文摩尼敎資料所見之「法王」". nxkg.org.cn (in Simplified Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ Gong, Fangzhen (2012-08-01). 融合四方文化的智慧 (in Chinese). 新潮社文化出版. ISBN 978-986-316-114-1.