A Catalogue of the Mongolian Manuscripts and Xylographs of the
Ernst-Collection
Karénina Kollmar-Paulenz, BOP Books 2025
CC BY 4.0 International License
https://doi.org/10.36950/kat-mon-2025.35
35
Qutuγ-tu bañča ra kša kemekü neretü sudur orosi-ba
GDC Mong A5 : 2
ET_939
Beijing xyl., pothi, 54 : 19 cm (46,5 : 13,7), fol. 1-36r, 1-46r, 1-32r, 1-17r, 1-13v, 25-26 lines, left margin r: volume number in Mongolian followed by Mongolian pagination, Chinese siglum and number. Title fols.: two thin yellowish, faded silk covers, left and right side illustrations of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas; fols. 1v and 2r in blue ornamental frame; alternating red and black script; the first lines which contain the Sanskrit and Tibetan titles in Mongolian script are accompanied with glossed Tibetan transcriptions; frequent Tibetan glosses in the text, transcribing Sanskrit names and terms rendered in Mongolian in Tibetan script; the Tibetan glosses in the text are usually rendered in red ink. Back fol.: illustration of the four lokapāla.
1.1.
Fol. 1r is the cover fol. of the whole text. The title is framed in red with the three jewels on top, covered by a double-layered faded yellowish silk cover. Left side of fol. 1v: illustration of Buddha Śākyamuni, Tibetan inscription underneath: shākya thub pa la na mo, Mongolian inscription at the right margin: sigemuni burqan-a mörgömü. Right side: illustration of Mahāsahasrapramardanī in red, Tibetan inscription underneath: sTong1 chen mo la na mo, Mongolian inscription at the left margin: Yeke mingγan-u daruγčida mörgömü.
S. Mahāsahasrapramardana-nāma-sūtra
T. sTong chen po rab tu ’joms pa zhes bya ba’i mdo
M. Yeke kölgen-ü yeke mingγan yirtinčü-yi maγad daruqui neretü sudur
Title at the end: Qutuγtu yeke mingγan yirtinčü-yi maγad daruqui neretü sudur.
Inc. (1v) (1) namo buddhay-a:: (2) namo dharmay-a::
Term. (36r) (25) yeke mingγan yirtinčü-yi maγad daruqui neretü sudur:: tegüsbe::
1.2.
Description as above; left side of fol. 1: illustration of Buddha Dīpaṃkara in red, Tibetan inscription underneath: mar me mdzad la na mo, Mongolian inscription at the right margin: debisker-e-dür mörgömü. Right side: illustration of Mahāmayūrī in red, Tibetan inscription underneath: rMa bya chen mo la na mo, Mongolian inscription at the left side: Maq-a mayuri-dur mörgömü. The Mongolian title here reads (fol. 2r3-4): Arvis-un erketei yeke daγus.
S. Mahāmayūrīvidyārājñī
T. Rig sngags kyi rgyal mo rma bya chen mo
M. Yeke toγus sibaγun uqaγan-u tarnis-un qatun
Title at the end: Ariun-un erketei maq-a mayuri-yin tarni.
Inc. (1v) (1) namo buddhay-a:: (2) namo dharmay-a::
Term. (46r) (26) ariun-un erketü maq-a mayuri-yin tarni tegüsbe ::
1.3.
Description as above; left side of fol. 1: illustration of Buddha Maitreya in red, Tibetan inscription underneath: Byams pa la na mo, Mongolian inscription at the right margin: mayidar burqan-dur mörgömü. Right side illustration of Mahāpratisarā in red, Tibetan inscription underneath: So sor ’prang ba chen mo la na mo, Mongolian inscription at the left margin: Maq-a bradisari-dur mörgömü. The Mongolian title reads (fol. 2r2-4): Qutuγ-tu arvis-un yeke erke-tei öber-e öber-e daγuqui neretü tarni.
S. Ārya-mahāpratisarāvidyārājñī
T. ’Phags pa rig sngags kyi rgyal mo so sor ’brang ba chen mo
M. Qutuγ-tu qutuγ öber-e öber-e daγaγči yeke uqaγan-u tarnis-un qatun
Title at the end: Qutuγ-tu ariun-un erke-tei bratisari neretü tarni.
Inc. (1v) (1) namo buddhay-a:: (2) namo dharmay-a::
Term. (32r) (22) qutuγ-tu ariun-un (23) erke-tei bratisari neretü tarni (24) tegüsbe :: (25) mangghalam ::
1.4.
Description as above; left side of fol. 1: illustration of Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara in red, Tibetan inscription underneath: San [!] ras gzigs la na mo, Mongolian inscription at the right margin: Qonsim bodisung-dur mörgömü. Right side illustration of Mahāśītavatī in red, Tibetan inscription underneath: bSel ba’i tshal chen po la na mo, Mongolian inscription at the left margin: Maq-a sidavani-dur mörgömü. The Mongolian title reads (fol. 2r1): Yeke serigün oyin sudur.
S. Mahāśītavana-sūtra
T. bSil ba’i tshal chen po’i mdo
M. Yeke serigün oyin2 neretü sudur
Title at the end: Maq-a sitavani neretü sudur.
Inc. (1v) (1) namo buddhay-a:: (2) namo dharmay-a::
Term. (17r) (19) maq-a sitavani (20) neretü sudur tegüsbe ::
1.5.
Description as above; left side of fol. 1: illustration of Bodhisattva Mañjuśrī in red, Tibetan inscription underneath: Ra bam dbyangs la na mo, Mongolian inscription at the right margin: Manjusiri-dur mörgömü. Right side: illustration of Mahāmantrānudhārī in red, Tibetan inscription underneath: gSang sngags chen po la na mo, Mongolian inscription at the left margin: Maq-a mantr-a nudari-dur mörgömü. The Mongolian title reads (fol. 2r1-2): Yeke niγuča tarni-yi daγan bariγči sudur.
S. Mahāmantrānudhāri-sūtra
T. gSang sngags chen po rjes su ’dzin pa’i mdo
M. Yeke niγuča tarni-yi daγan bariγči sudur
Title at the end: Maq-a mandir-a anudari neretü sudur.
Inc. (1v) (1) namo buddhay-a:: (2) namo dharmay-a::
Term. (10v) (6) maq-a mandir-a anudari (7) neretü sudur tegüsbe ::
Col. (10v11-13v16) ürgülji nigülesküi sedkil-ün egüled-eče: ükül ügei nom-un qur-a-yi oroγulju: orčilang-un čilger qalaγun-i sönigegčide: oroi-bar kündülen mörgöjü bür-ün:: üčüken busu ali tere buyan-u: ülemji gerel-tü gegen naran-u: üjügülel ügei gerel-iyer amitan-u: ülü nayiraqun qarangγus-i geyigülkü boltuγai:: tere ber dotor-a ilangγuy-a: tengsel ügei yeke ačitu ken bügesü: delekei-yin ejen qaγan qatun: tegünčilen uruγ köbegüd-ün: buruγu sedkil-ten bolγan dayisun: buruγu uduriduγčid ada todqur: buyan busu nigül kilinče: bügüde amurliju ügei boltuγai:: ülemji keregleküi amin nasun: öljei qutuγ tegünčilen uruγ köbegüd: ürüsčü bügüde qotola sayin: urtu öni-de jirγan saγutuγai:: edüged-ün ečige eke terigüten: erte ber boluγsan qamuγ amitan: eldeb küsel anu sedkil-iyer bütüjü: ečüs-tür burqan bolqu boltuγai:: tegünü inaγun töröl tutum-tur: degedü töröl-ten-tür bičigečin: tede ber qotola sayin anu tegüsčü: degedü nom-iyar yabuqun boltuγai:: qamuγ jirγalang γarqu-yin oron: qasiγun jobalang-i sergügegči em: γayiqamsiγ burqan-u sasin nom: qamuγ jüg-tür delgerekü boltuγai:: amitan nigen nigen-dekin surγalduju: eyitüldüjü sayin sedkil-iyen amurliju: amaraγ eke köbegün ba metü: asaraqui nigülesküi sedkil-ten boltuγai:: qur-a usun kereg čaγ-tur orotuqai: qoki qobor qola odtuγai: Qotola yeke üčüken bügüde amurliju: qubčasun ed elbeg boltuγai:: könögegčid ada todqur ügei boltuγai: kölčin ebedčin ende kölberin odtuγai: küi ui daγun kösür-e qočorju: kög daγun-u kögjim-tü boltuγai:: erten-ü ači-yi duradur-un: erdini sasin nom-i delgeregülür-ün: eyin üiledügsen buyan-u küčün-tür: eldeb küsegsen küsel bütükü boltuγai:: qamuγ-i medegči-yin jarliγ anu: qamuγ-ača ai berke včir metü: qani mungqaγ oyu-tu minu metü: qaγačaγulun čidaγdaqui busuber bolbasu:: uduridun sayin nomčin qočoruγsan-i nemetügei: ülemji nigülesügčid-ün adistid-iyar: učiraju jüg boluγsan buyan-iyar: ünen degedü yabudal-iyar yabuqu boltuγai:: γayiqamsiγ burqan-u ner-e ken-i ber: qarangγui nisvanis-a tüidejü ese sonostaγsan: qararaju bükü dayimun ulus irgen-tur: qamuγ-ača nom-un naran urγuqu boltuγai:: om suvasti sidam:: ken tere ene badir-a galab-u dotor-a: kedüi toγatan burqan-nuγud töröjü: gem ügei jarliγ nom inu mongγol irgen-tür: ker kürügsen siltaγan-i quriyan ügülesügei:: ali čaγ-tur ene sab yirtinčü bayiγuluγad: aγui yeke dalai-yin dumda mingγan nabčitu: altan öngge-tü lingqu-a delgeregsen-i: ariγun oron-taki tngri-ner üjejü bürün:: sayitur delgeregsen altan lingqu-a-yin belge: saγar ügei ene galab-tur mingγan toγatan: sayibar oduγsan burqan-nuγud törökü kemen: sayin galab sayin galab kemen jarlaldujuqui:: ali tere čaγ-ača terigülejü bür-ün: amitan naiman tümen nasulaqui-tur kürtele: altan kürdütü cakravad-un qaγan töröjü: amitan-i arban buyan-tu mör-tür jokiyajuqui:: tendeče amitan naiman tümen nasulaqui-ača: terigülejü jaγun nasulaqui čaγ-un urida: tegüs toγoluγsan Gargasundi terigülen Ganagamuni: tegünčilen Gasib itegel töröjü bürün:: toγ-a tomsi ügei olan amitan-i: tonilaqui qutuγ-tur jokiyaju dötüger-tür: toγoluγsan baγsi bidan-u sigemuni: töröber amitan jaγun nasulaqui čaγ-tur:: qubitan amitan-u taγalal-iyar anu: γurban jüil-iyer qoyar kölgen-i nomlaju: qotala-yi qutuγ-tur jokiyaju čoγčas-un: qočorli ügei nirvan-tur orobai öbesüben:: öber-ün beyeber nomuγadqaγun-i daγusqaju: orobasu ber tere boγda nirvan-tur: ülgeldün merged daruju tegüni jarliγ-i: urγumal naran-tur adali geyigülügsen-i:: erten-ü irüger-ün kü[…]n-iyer bodisung-nar: erketü küčütü qaγan bolun töröjü: […]ejü öber-ün öber-ün ulus-taγan: erdini sasin nom-i delgeregüljügüi:: uduriγulsun nirvan bolju γurban mingγan: öbermiče basa jaγun on-u dotor-a: uridu buyan-u küčün-iyer čambudiib-un: üme-tü orgil Onan neretü γajar-tur:: delekei-dakin-i nigen törö-tür oroγulun: tngri ner-e ür-e sačuγdaγsan-u uruγ-tur: tenggel ügei buyan bilig-ün küčün yeketü: temüjin neretü er-e boγda töröjü bürün:: činggir qada metü yekerkegčid-ün terigün-i: čimeg-i baγulju inu ken köl-düri: čimeg-iyer takiγuluγsan-u qoyina aldar inu: činggis qaγan kemen čambudiib-tur čeb boljuqui:: boγda tegün-ü čaγ-tur-i: burqan-u nom-i bükü mongγol ulus-a ese aldarsiγulbasu ber: burqan-u erdem-i sonosuγad mön deger-e: bursang quvaraγ-ud-i alban-ača γarγačuqui:: qutuγ-tu tegün-ü γutaγar üy-e-tür inu: qubilγan büged törögsen-ü tula ner-e inu: qubilai kemen qotala-yin oroi degere ergügdejü: qoyina sečen qaγan kemen aldarsijuqui:: erdem bilig-iyer čimegdejü yirtinčü-dekin-e: egenegčin tusatu sedkil inu esru-a metü: edüi ken ber jasadaγ ügei ünen joriγ inu: erten-ü arsi-nar-un qaγan metü: bükü-yin tula tere boγda: burqan-u nom büküdeče degedü-yi ünen-iyer uqaju: bodisung phagspa blam-a-yi iregüljü: burin-e burqan-u sasin-i sonosqaγuljuqui:: urida ügei tulγurčin mongγol-un üsüg-i: uran-a sayitur jokiyaγulju baγsi boluγad: ünen sayin tonilqui möri üjügülügsen-i: oroi-yin čimeg bolγan kündülejügüi:: our mongγol-iyar duγulγaju ese boluγsan-iyar: ou-a teyin ber bügesü burqan-u nom-i: olan-a duγulγan yadan nököd-iyen čü: olangki-da uyiγurčin kelen-iyer sonosun ajuγui:: tegünü qoyina terigülegči tere qaγan-u: delekei-yin ejen bolγan erke ögtegsen: ded köbegün-ü γutaγar üy-e-tür anu: tenggel ügei qayisan neretü töröjü bürün:: köbegün čaγ-ačaγan büged uridus-tur: kösigürkegsen-i külüg-iyer-iyen üiledkejü: gür ulus-un ejen bolγaγdaju bürin-e: külüg qaγan kemen aldarsiγsan ken bügesü:: ünen uduriduγči ügülegčid-ün naran: üčerejü čoski odser neretü kelemürči-lüge: üy-e qoyar-un naran-a bilig-ü küčün-iyer: our mongγol-un ayalγu-bar nom-i delegeregüljüküi:: sayibar oduγsan burqan-u nomlaγsan: sakiyan-u degedü ene bancaraks-a nom-i: sayitur kičiyen sedkijü süsüg-i egüskeged kü: sačalal ügei duradču bičigülügsen buyan-iyar:: qaγan qatun terigülen altan uruγ-iyar ba: qamuγ amitan-u ebedčin ada todqur anu: qaγarqay-a qočorli ügegüy-e arilju aliba: qamuγ küsegsen küsel bügüde bütütügei:: amaraγ taγalaqun eke köbegün kiged: amitan öber jaγuraban esergü tesergü jokilduju: asuru ba eriküi küsel bügüde bütüjü: amuγulang-un üiles anu öber-iyen bütükü boltuγai:: tegüsbe:: manggalam::3