A Philological Study Of The Woodcut "Diamond Sutra" In Tod In 1795

The Clear script(Todo script)"Vajracchedika Parajnaparamita" is a significant Mahayana Buddhist classic widely spread in the Oirat Mongolia.In 1795,the woodcut book ordered by the Minister of the Tegusmendu was used as a solitary book with research significance.This thesis consists of an introduction,three chapters of the text,summaries,and references.The introduction is divided into two sections.The first section mainly introduces the selected topic of the paper and the research object.The second section discusses the research status and research methods.In the first chapter,we first review the versions of the scriptures in various languages and the collections of woodcuts and manuscripts in the Todo scrips.And introduced the translator Zaya Pandita Namkaijamsu and the monks who proofread the "Diamond Sutra" in the Galdancering period.In the second chapter,the newly discovered four Manchu archives about the lives of Tegusmendu were studied,and the biography of this person was combed.In the second section,from a philological point of view,a comparative study of the Todo and the Tibetan version of the“Diamond Sutra" was made,and the content of the "Diamond Sutra" was not presented together with the "Diamond Sutra" of the Tibetan Tripitaka.and it is in line with the content of the Tibetan "Diamond Sutra" hidden by the Yonghegong Lama Temple.The third chapter is a Latin transcription and annotation of the"Diamond Sutra" in 1795.And the words appearing in the text are arranged verbatim,completing the indexing work for retrieval.The summary section gives a general overview of the paper.