Abstract:

The Uighurs having adopted religions such as Buddhism, Manichaeism and Christianity translated texts, which belong to these religions. After Theravāda and Mahāyāna, Tibetan Buddhism, which had believers among the Uighurs, have an important place in Old Uighur studies in terms of written sources. The aim of this paper is to analyze Tibetan Buddhism texts in Old Uighur and to give informations about their research works. This article consists of three parts. General information about Tibetan Buddhism is presented in the introduction. Texts on Tibetan Buddhism in Old Uighur and their bibliographical and thematic informations are presented in the texts part. The conclusion contains a general evaluation of the paper.

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