6th International Symposium Oriental Studies

93 The 6 th International Symposium on Oriental Ancient Documents Studies Mongolian translations of the tenth chapter are available. An examination of the texts showed that they are written in a very clear Mongolian and are not literal translations but rather explicative renderings of sometimes rather ambiguous originals by the Fifth Dalai Lama. Yunli was so inspired by the Secret Visionary Autobiography that he wrote himself in Mongolian an instructional text concerning a longevity ritual based on its sixteenth chapter. Key words: the Fifth Dalai Lama, “Secret Visionary Autobiography”, Buddhism, Prince Yunli, the Qing dynasty, Institute of Oriental Manuscripts.