G. Orosz (comp.): A Catalogue of the Tibetan Manuscripts and Block Prints in the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Vol. 3.

Abbreviations, symbols, and conventions

ABBREVIATIONS, SYMBOLS AND CONVENTIONS A author abr. abridgement comm. commentary conc. concerning D donátor, sponsor of edition expl. explanation extr. extract instr. instmction Misc. miscellaneous/miscellanea P editor, block carver PA author of the printing colophon or postscript R requester S scribe -> see stands for identical elements In the index of titles: Italics denote works referred to in the descriptions. The árya, 'phags-pa or 'phags ma expressions at the beginning of canonical texts are not taken into consideration. In the index of Tibetan personal names: If the work containes only the person's honorific or other titles then these titles are given. Mongol and Manchu names and titles are given according to their Tibetan transliteration. In the index of subjects: In the arrangement of the Tantras Mkhas-grub-rje's Rgyud-sde spyi'i rnam-bzhag is followed. The dharanT collections are not classified according to the subject of the individual works.