6th International Symposium Oriental Studies

The 6 th International Symposium on Oriental Ancient Documents Studies 102 Ye Erda The Study of a Newly Found Woodblock Documents of the 18 th Century in the Todo Script China has the largest collection of the 18th Century Clear Script xylograph. The most precious ones are the xylographs printed during the times of Galdancering Khan of Jungar. First, Nayiman mingγatu orošibo collated and printed in 1742. There exist only three block printed Nayiman mingγatu orošibo of 1742. The Clear Script library at the Department of language and literature of Mongolian academy of sciences has collected two of them, and the other one belongs to Hogai• Burentegus from Zhaosu Xian of Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang. 10.9×42.7 cm, 382 pages (double-sided), it is the largest among Clear Script manuscripts. Second, the Sa in-du oruqsan öüdün yitegel-yin kütölbüri-yin sedgelge sayin xubitani erel xangγāqci kemēkü sudur orošibo retranslated and reprinted in 1744. In the year of 1744, the Galdancering Khan ordered to retranslate and reprint the Sa ǰ in-du oruqsan öüdün yitegel-yin kütölbüri-yin sedgelge sayin xubitani erel xangγāqci kemēkü sudur orošibo . This sutra is one of the most important manuscripts of early 18 th c. I found it when investigating the Ili River basin in the summer of 2004. The book belongs to Ochir Namjil from Xiata Kyrkyz Xiang of Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang. 10×55 cm, 34 pages, double-sided, the only copy extent. Third, the Altan gerel block printed in 1741–1761. In the basin of the Ili River there are not only clear script documents of the Jungar period but also the clear script xylographs from far Volga basin. The Altan gerel from 1741–1761 is collected by Shargai Ebuljin from Hujirt Mongolian Xiang of Tekes Xian of Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang. 12×43 cm, 131 pages, double-sided.