Talismans Used by the Uyghur Buddhists and their Relationship with the Chinese Tradition
By Yukiyo Kasai
30 pagesThis article discusses the history of talismans in Central Asian Buddhism and their origin in East Asia, particularly through Daoism. For the Uyghurs, a Turkic people who converted to Buddhism in Central Asia, talismans were linked to esoteric Buddhism, as shown through texts found in the Dunhuang. The article ends with a look at talismans in Old Uyghur texts.