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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