Question

Why were the manuscripts so important in the caves along The Silk Road?

Answer 1

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The Dunhuang manuscripts are a cache of important religious and secular documents discovered in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China, in the early 20th century. Dating from late 4th to early 11th centuries, the manuscripts include works ranging from history and mathematics to folk songs and dance. There are also many religious documents, most of which are Buddhist, but other religions including Daoism, Nestorian Christianity and Manichaeism are also represented. The majority of the manuscripts are in Chinese. Other languages represented are Khotanese, Sanskrit, Sogdian, Tangut, Tibetan, Old Uyghur language, Hebrew and Old Turkic.The manuscripts are a major resource for academic studies in a wide variety of fields including history, religious studies, linguistics, and manuscript studies

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Answer 2

Importance of Manuscripts in the caves alon the Silk Road

Explanation:

• In the Ming dynasty ( 1368-1644), when the Silk Road was abandoned, oasi towns lost their significance and most were deserted. Though the caves in Mogao were not entirely deserted, they were largely ignored until the 19th century, when only a few monks remained.
• At the beginning of the eleventh century, unknown to many, an immense cache – thousands of documents, hundreds of paintings, textiles, and other objects – was sealed up in one of the caves in Dunhuang
• The manuscripts in the Dunhuang Caves along the Silk Road are a cache of some 20,000 important books. Manuscripts contain historical and scientific plays, folk songs and dance plays. There are also many religious texts, the majority being Buddhist, but other religions are also represented, including Nestorian Christianity, Daoism and Manichaeism.
• The manuscripts of Dunhuang date from the 5th to 11th centuries A.D, but the re-exploration of these important documents took place entirely by accident. The manuscripts are a vital resource for academic studies in a variety of fields, including history , religion, manuscript studies, and linguistics