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Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

oilik, 64; at Miran, 118; at the delta of
the Kuruk-darya, 149; at the Caves
of the Thousand Buddhas, 204, 215
Bricks, Chinese funeral inscriptions on,
267
Bridle, ancient, 161
British Museum, treasures from the Caves
of the Thousand Buddhas sent to, 209,
212
Bronze arrowheads, 135, 160, 181, 186,
189; mirrors, 138, 152; statues, 244
Brushwood, layers of, in old walls, 141,
148, 169, 171
Buchanan, Sir George, 288
Buddha, representations of, in paintings
at Dandan-oilik, 60, 61, 64; image of,
at Dandan-oilik, 62; colossal head in
stucco, 117; in frescoes from Miran,
120; in Caves of the Thousand
Buddhas: colossal stucco images, 195,
196; mural paintings, 196-198; paint-
ings on silk, 219, 220; silk embroidery,
231. See also Bodhisattvas
Buddhism in Central Asia, 28, 30, 33,
199, 213, 215, 232, 259
Buddhist paintings, at Miran, 120-127;
from the Caves of the Thousand
Buddhas, 217-237; at Bezeklik, 263
Buddhist remains, rock carvings, 42;
remains found at Dandan-oilik, 60-67,
75; shrine at Endere, 106; shrines,
etc., at Miran, 111, 112, 117; shrine
at Lou-lan, 143; the Caves of the
Thousand Buddhas, 193-237; cave
temples, known as Wan-fu-hsia, the
Valley of the Ten-thousand Buddhas,
240; cave temples at Ma-ti-ssŭ, 244;
shrines at Khara-khoto, 249; temples
at Idikut-shahri, 261; rock-cut grottoes
above Toyuk, 262; Tower of Sirkip,
262; shrine at Ming-oi, 278; temples
and cave-shrines at Kucha, 281;
shrines near Maral-bashi, 285
Buddhist texts: (Brahmi) from Caves of
the Thousand Buddhas, 204, 215;
(Chinese) from Caves of the Thousand
Buddhas, 201, 203-205, 211, 213;
(Sanskrit) from Dandan-oilik, 64;
(Tibetan) from Endere, 106; from
Miran, 115; from Caves of the Thou-
sand Buddhas, 205, 214; at Khara-
khoto, 249
Bugur, 279, 281
Bukhara, 18, 288, 295, 316, 321-330
Burial-grounds, ancient, 152-155, 157,
265, 273
Burrard, Sir Sidney, 29
Buruman ridge, 302
Bushell, Dr., 93

But-khana or temple of idols, 61
Buts of Bamian, 196

Calendars, Chinese, 180
Camels, rape-seed oil for, 57, 132; 're-
soling' of, 134; stamina of a baby
camel, 156; stucco figurines of, 267;
wild camels, 273
Canals, underground, or Karezes, 257
Cantilever, carved, found, 98
Carpets, ancient, 138, 152
Casket, ancient lacquered, 149
'Castle of Great Nob', 115
'Castle of Little Nob', 115
'Castle of Qa'qa', Wakhan, 312
Castrum, near Lou-lan site, 154
Cathay, 34, 109, 240, 310
Cave temples, Wan-fu-hsia, 240; at Ma-
ti-ssŭ, 244; rock-cut grottoes above
Toyuk, 262; cave-shrines at Kucha,
281, 282
Caves of the Thousand Buddhas, near
Tun-huang, 193-237; colossal Buddha
figures, 194-196; mural paintings, 196-
198; the great annual religious fair,
199; a great mass of ancient manu-
scripts, 200-205, 207-216; temple ban-
ners and pictures on gauze-like silk, 205,
206; embroidery picture, 208; Chinese
government have the library of docu-
ments transferred to Peking, 210; art
treasures handed over to the British
Museum, 212; the deposit was finally
closed up about the beginning of the
eleventh century, 214, 217; Buddhist
paintings, 217-237
'Celestial Mountains', see T'ien-shan
range
Celts, jade, 149
Cemeteries, see Burial-grounds
Chadota, 92
Chainut-kŏl marsh, 132, 133
Chairs, ancient, found on Niya site, 83,
84, 99
Chang Ch'ien, 17, 18, 166
Charchak, river, 279
Charchan, oasis and river, 24, 92, 106,
107, 130, 145, 146
Charkhlik, Amban of, murdered by
revolutionaries, 146
Charkhlik, oasis, 8, 106, 109, 110, 129,
144-147, 275; 'Castle of Great Nob',
115; caravan track from Charkhlik to
Tun-huang, 158
Chat, village, 295
Chavannes, Professor, 67, 93, 100, 140,
172, 198
Ch'iang in Miran frescoes, 118
Chiang Ssŭ-yeh, Chinese secretary, 48,