This paper attempts to provide information in three ways: first, by detailing collections and
publications of manuscripts not mentioned in any of the other contributions to this volume …

Mahāmayūrī, the Great Wisdom Peacock King, is typically depicted in East Asian art with
multiple arms and seated atop a peacock mount. Mahāmayūrī mural paintings suddenly …

Since the late 19th century, expeditions in Khotan sponsored by various countries have
yielded several collections of Khotanese manuscripts. Among them, the British Collection …

Abstract 'Becoming 'Nestorian Crosses': A Study of the Collecting of the Bronze Ordos
Crosses, Their Iconography and Materiality'is a new analysis of the bronzes commonly …

This paper presents the preliminary findings of an in-depth investigation of a pair of wooden
book covers, each inscribed on the inside, which a Russian diplomat brought from the Tarim …

Using textual sources and visual evidence gathered in Central Asia and in China proper,
this article addresses the following issues: the Central Asian origin of the Cosmological …

Sex-change is a widespread phenomenon in Buddhist literature, most probably inspired by
Indian narrative literature where it appears already earlier. The ultimate cause of sexchange …