Index 323
population of Dunhuang 20, 25
religious art at Dunhuang 282
society of Dunhuang 23, 26, 29, 34
temples of Dunhuang 27, 46–47
Tibetan rule over Dunhuang 19–20, 24,
26, 29, 31–35, 37, 40–41, 43–44, 46, 125,
255, 263–264, 279, 282
Uyghurs of Dunhuang 72
dujiaoshou (都教授). See head of the clergy
Durkheim, Emil 68
dusengtong (都僧統, Tib. sing tong ched po).
See highest clerical Buddhist rank in the
West Uyghur Kingdom
duitou (對頭). See worship club, teamleader
dutong (都統). See highest clerical Buddhist
rank in the West Uyghur Kingdom
Dzogchen (Tib. rdzogs chen) 76
Ekādaśamukha 254
Ekai Kawaguchi (河口慧海) 83, 111, 114
Empire
East Uyghur Empire 3, 11, 15, 191–196, 198,
200–201, 205, 208, 218, 243
Khitan Empire (Chin. Liao 遼) 3, 199,
227, 253
Mongol Empire 57, 75, 80, 206, 225
Tangut Empire 19, 75, 78, 229
Tibetan Empire 3, 10, 13–14, 19, 22, 31,
36–37, 43, 59, 60, 62–63, 65, 68, 74, 138,
142, 262, 272
Türk Empire 191–194
Yarlung Empire 121, 127, 142
empowerment (Chin. guanding 灌頂, Skt.
abhiṣeka) 228
entangled history 7
entry hall (Tib. sgo khang) 14, 122–123,
129–134, 136, 138, 143–144
epithet 236, 240–245, 265
Esoteric Buddhism
Chinese Esoteric Buddhism 15, 262,
264, 280–282
Esoteric Buddhism at Dunhuang
250–251, 254, 262, 272, 274, 279,
280–284
Esoteric Buddhist art 250, 254, 263,
283
Esoteric Buddhist belief 277
Esoteric Buddhist cult 255, 261
Esoteric Buddhist form of Avalokiteśvara
261
Esoteric Buddhist material 253, 255, 283
Esoteric Buddhist practice 251, 264, 283
Esoteric Buddhist scripture 254,
263–264, 280
Esoteric Buddhism teaching 272, 281
mature Esoteric Buddhism 253,
267–268, 271, 280
ethnicity 11, 13, 69, 160, 171
exchange
intercultural exchange 7, 10, 12, 251,
262–263, 282–283
interregional exchange 6–7, 10–12fa shi (法師). See dharma master
family
Cao family 42
Chinese families 63
Mongol imperial family 225
Tibetan royal family 64
Uyghur ruling family 23
Zhang family 12, 37, 43, 45–46, 142
founding
founding of Tabo monastery 131
founding of the West Uyghur Kingdom
15
founding of worship clubs 42, 44–45
founding of Zhalu monastery 132
fozhangwu (佛帳物). See sacred assets and
see Buddha assetsGa Lotsawa (Tib. rGwa Lo tsa ba) 77–78
Gansu corridor (甘肅) 19, 229, 232, 236
Gaochang (高昌). See Kočo
Gendün chöpel (Tib. dGe ’dun chos ’phel)
83–85, 87, 95, 99, 101, 111, 114
gir kis. See Kirghiz
gLang dar ma. See Lang Darma
global history 1
globalisation 1–2
gNyan dPal dbyangs. See Nyen Palyang
Goden Qan 80
Grains of Gold (Tib. gSer gyi thang ma) 84,
99
grain of the religious realm (Tib. lha ris gyi
stsang) 28
group dynamics 68–69, 81