György Kara (descr.): The Mongol and Manchu Manuscripts and Blockprints in the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

The Mongol Collection

Mong. 72 Mangalakûta-sûtra Manuscript, ?early 18th century pothi, 26.8 : 9.3 (22.3 : 7.8 cm, double-lined, black and red frame), Chinese paper pasted of layers, now brownish; Mongol pagination (recto, left box of the frame); 16 lines/page (f. 2:4 black+2 red+4 black+2 red+4 black); calamus, black and red ink, old style bold calligraphy; round/pointed D; Uigur Z for final s; medial j = Ğ; final A/N almost horizontal, with pointed right end; final G with two "teeth"; some diacriticals; Galik letters. Edges of ff. 1, 18 mended; ff. 1-2 worn. Title on the cover, in manifold, complex rectangle (23.5 : 8.2 cm; black and red doubleline), black calligraphy: OO Qutuy=du/ Öljei/qutuy/ oro=siba •, full title on ff. 1 and 18a, "[Here] is the Holy Mahâyâna-sûtra called Happiness Accumulated", see below. Inc. f. 1 ([red] nigen): [black:] O [red:] O namo budday-a • O namő darmay-a • O namo sanggay-a • [black:] Enedkeg [!] keleber

: Ariy-a Manggala-kuta nam-a maq-a-yan-a suudra [= Ârya Mangala-kûta nâma mahâyâna-sûtra] • Töbed-ün keleber

: 'Bagsba BgraSis [red:] brcigsba Sis byau-a tigba cinboi mdö [='Phags-pa Bkra-Sis brcegs-pa zes bya-ba theg-pa chen-po'i mdo] • Mongyol-un kele-ber

: Qutuy-du öljei qutuy coycalaysan nerettl [black:] yeke kölgen sudur • qamuy burqan kiged bodistv-nar-tur miirgümü : eyin kemen minu sonosuysan nigen cay=tur

: ilaju tegıis nögcigsen [2a] burqan degedü Sümir ayula-yin orontur : öljei qutuy coy=calaysan ordu qarsi : ceceg Ğoycalaysan ceceglig : vĞir ĞoyĞa=[red:]Iaysan derm-e ger

: erdeni Ğoycalaysan tabcang : kisar [black:] linqu-a-yin sayurin-tur sayun bülüge : Ff. 6b-7a:... eki qaljan bertü miq-a : seterkei urul niruyun takir ... niyur-tur sebketen : kögemei kitegü miq-a [7a] mengge-den : ma-yui oroi kiged egüü be : ülegü yasutan erketen dutayu kiged

:, ete. End, flf. 17b 15-18a: qoyar köl-den nadur sayin [18a] amuyulang-dan boltuyai : dörben költen nadur [MS: nadi'r] amuyulang-dan boltuyai: edüge boluysad sayin amuyulang-dan boltuyai : bügüdeger ber engke ese[n] amuyulang jiryaqu boltuyai • oom sgamgar-a sgamgar-a : irgad cida : oom suvasdi • Qutuy=tu Öljei qutuy coycalaysan neretü yeke kölgen sudur üile selte degüsbe • : • Samgdan Sengge : Töbed-ün kelen-ece : Mongyolun kelen-tür orciyulju orosiyulba • : • mangghalam : • F. 18b blank, with ornamental frame. Translated from Tibetan by Samdan Sengge [Bsam-gdan sen-ge]. Cf. Kanjur/Ligeti no. 791; Heissig-Sagaster, MHBL no. 262. 96