Abstract
ANALYSING ESSAY ON BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS ABOUT ALTUN YARUQ SUDUR
Altun Yaruq Sudur was translated from Chinese to Uighur by Ši?ko Šeli Tutu?. Altun Yaruq contributes much to understanding of Turkic Buddhism and should be also evalued as invaluable treasure of Uighur language. There are two versions of Altun Yaruq: St. Petersburg manuscript and Berlin fragments. St. Petersburg manuscript is regarded as almost complete text. The biggest copy of them is protected in Asian Museum at Petersburg. Fragments in Berlin version are preserved in Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences Turfan collection in Germany. Golden Light is a sutra book which belongs to Mahayana Budism. This text includes the essence and philosophy of Budism, as well as legends and sermons of Buda.
Keywords
Altun Yaruk, Uigur, Buddhist Uigur Literature, Bibliography
