Hiroshi Kumamoto
- KHOTAN ii. History in the Pre-Islamic Period
Earlier period. The documentation on the oasis/kingdom of Khotan started when the Chinese became aware of its existence. This was…
- DRESDEN, MARK JAN
DRESDEN, MARK JAN (b. Amsterdam, 26 April 1911; d. Philadelphia, 16 August 1986), American iranist of Dutch origin. He was…
- DHARMAŚARĪRA-SŪTRA
DHARMAŚARĪRA-SŪTRA, a short Buddhist text belonging to the Mahāyānist tradition. Two different versions of the Sanskrit text, a fragment of…
- DHĀRAṆĪ
DHĀRAṆĪ, magic spells in the Buddhist Mahāyānist and Tantric (esoteric) traditions. i. In Khotanese. ii. In Sogdian. i. IN…
- DEŚANĀ
DEŚANĀ, Khotanese term with two meanings: “showing” (< Skt. deśayati “shows”), that is, “preaching” the law, and “profession” of faith...
- GAYSĀTA
GAYSĀTA, the name of a town in Khotanese documents in the A. F. R. Hoernle, Mark Aurel Stein, Sven Hedin,…