György Kara (descr.): The Mongol and Manchu Manuscripts and Blockprints in the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The Mongol Collection
End, f. 4a23-26: amsan soyurq-a-ju öresiyekiii sadu edgü (5 dots) boltuyai (3 dots) om ma'ni badme huum : (twice). Cf. Heissig, Texte, nos. XXIV-XXVII, pp. 140-150. Mong. 157 Divination for the Selection of a Bride Oirat manuscript, early 20th century pothi on white Russian paper (with relief-mark on f. 2: Uspenskoj/ fabriki/ no. 7), 17.8 : 7.3 (14.5 : 5.5) cm, from f. 2a only double-lined margin marker (text width 14.5 cm), calamus, black and red ink; pagination on the left margin, Oirat numerals and Tibeto-Mongol numbers, 14 lines/page. Rinchen's present (with the imprint of his 'Phags-pa-seal). Title in red double-lined frame with two "boxes" (black nige is written in the left box, red Tibeto-Mongol 1 in the right one) on the cover, written along the length from the left (red initial sign, black text): O Be 'riyin kürüdü inu • orosiboi • "[Here] is the bride's wheel." Inc. f. la [= cover verso]:0 be'ri"n jiliyin sayin mogi [= mou-gi] üzükü inü • End, f. 5al3: beri kürdü i[n]u tögüsbe • sarva ma[ng]-ga-lam • Seven lines in Mongol shorthand on the verso: 31-dil andan [?read adas] sidkegci beri/ Atain tngri-teki/ keSege [= kisig] dalal ., etc. Mong. 158 Sukhâvatî-Benediction Oirat manuscript, late 19th century pothi, white (now yellowish) Russian paper (relief-mark with double-eagle and illegible inscription; see on f. 7), 17.8 : 7.2 (double-lined red frame: 14.6 : 5.6) cm, Tibetan numbers and Oirat pagination on the left margin (beyond frame), calamus, black and red ink, 15 lines/page. Rinchen's present (with the imprint of his 'Phagspa seal). Title on the cover (written black along length in double-lined red frame with two "boxes" on each side; 14.5 : 1.5 cm):0 Sokevadiyin iröl orosiboi • "[Here] is The Benediction of Sukhâvatî." Inc. f. la [= cover verso]: O [red:] namo gürü Maflju-gho=sa-yâ : [black:] ketürkei zokól=yér [MS: amitân- =] amitan-du baraSi ügei coq öğün :, etc. End, f. 10ЫЗ-15: ... buyani nökör sadun bolxui éce ülü xayacaxu [red:] boltuyai • [black:] basa busu xamuq [end of page] and f. lObis a: O yâ orciuluqsan buyan=ni ayui-ber bâ bürin batu=tu Somer oulâ metü sü=züq öüskeji: bármid zuryân mör kigéd dör=bön xaráxui-ber 240
