DUNHUANG

 

DUNHUANG, an oasis town situated in the northwest of the Chinese province of Gansu, famous for the nearby Mogao Caves (Mogaoku) or Caves of One Thousand Buddhas (Qianfodong).

 

i. The cave sites; Manichean texts.

ii. Buddhist and other texts in Iranian languages.

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Originally Published: May 5, 2015

Last Updated: May 5, 2015

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"DUNHUANG," Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, 2015, available at http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/dunhuang-parent (accessed on 05 May 2015).