Transfer of Buddhism Across Central Asian Networks (7th to 13th Centuries)

Atiśa’s disciples 88, 96

Atiśa’s manuscript collection 84, 86–90,

92–96, 108, 110, 112–114

biography of Atiśa 85, 87, 89, 91

attraction 9

Av(a)lčay Hatun 242

Avalokiteśvara (Tib. sPyan ras gzigs dbang po)

65, 74, 134, 136–137, 143, 151, 160–163,

166–167, 182, 188, 235, 240, 244, 254–255,

257, 260–261, 265, 267, 274

Avantisvāmin 152, 155, 166, 179, 181

Azha (Tib. ʼA zha, Chin. Tuyuhun 吐谷渾)

24, 36–37, 60, 63

bäg. See people, chief

bahšı. See teacher

Bhaiṣajyaguru 256, 257–258, 261, 278

Balawaste 126

Baltistan 127–128, 132, 136, 151–152, 159–161,

172, 174

banner

banner painting 256

Dunhuang banner 126–127, 136, 139–140

paper banner 134–135

silk banner 14, 124–127

Tibetan banner 126

Barčuk Art Tegin 225

Barshan 203

Bars-Köl 228

basic Buddhist vocabulary 207

battle of Talas 3

Baybalık 208

Bäzäklik 200, 247, 249

Beiting (北庭). See Beš Balık

beizong (北宗). See Northern School

Beš Balık (Chin. Beiting 北庭) 16, 198–199,

225–228

bianwen (變文). See transformation texts

bianxiang (變相). See transforming tableaux

bimi xuan chuan (祕密宣傳). See highly

secret and comprehensive transmission

Biography of Xuanzang 238, 239, 248

al-Bīrūnī 219

bKa’ gdams chos ’byung. See History of the

Kadam Tradition

Index

ʼA zha. See Azha
’Brom Shes rab me lce. See Drom Sherab
mece
’Brom ston rGyal ba’i ’byung gnas.
See Dromtön Gyalwe jungne
’Od srung. See Osung
ʼPhags pa. See Chogyal Pakpa

abbot (Tib. sgo mngan, Chin. sizhu 寺主)
27, 61, 248
Abhayākaragupta 91
Abhidharmakośa. See Sanskrit texts
abhiṣeka. See empowerment
ācārya (Chin. (a)sheli (阿)舍梨). See teacher
Adhīśa. See also Atiśa
Ädiz 198, 243
Alγu 242
alliterative verse 231–232
Alphons Klicklala 13
Amdo 63, 71, 74, 77, 79
Amitābha 136, 256
Amoghavajra (Chin. Bukong 不空) 253, 257,
265, 268, 271, 278, 283
An Lushan (安祿山) 59, 192
Apati 14, 150, 184–186
apocryphal text 207
appropriation 6, 11, 14
Araṇemi-Jātaka 215, 219
architecture 121, 173, 208, 256
Ark/Karašahr (OU Solmı, Chin. Yanqi 焉耆)
15–16, 198
army
Mongolian army 96, 114
Return-to-Allegiance Army (Chin. Guiyi
jun 歸義軍) 19, 20, 25, 28, 37, 40–41,
43, 45–46, 142, 219–220, 223
Zhang Yichao’s (張議潮) army 35
Arshad al-Dīn 227
Ārya Ācārya 230
(a)sheli ((阿)舍梨). See teacher
Asuday 228
Atiśa (Tib. Jo bo rje, Chin. 阿提峡). See also
Adhīśa
Atiśa Dīpaṃkaraśrījñāna 13, 76, 82–83,
86–95, 97, 100–101, 105, 108, 110–114, 116