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In this two-volume work, published in 1912, the Hungarian-born archaeologist Marc Aurel Stein (1862-1943) describes his second expedition to the deserts of Chinese Turkestan in 1906-8. (His account of his first expedition, Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan (1903), is also reissued in this series.) Stein intended this account to be read by non-specialists, and, like his previous book, it is highly illustrated and full of interesting details about his journey and the people he met en route, as well as of the important archaeological discoveries which still link his name with the civilisation of this remote and dangerous area. In Volume 2, Stein describes the discovery of the caves near the great trading post of Dunhuang which contained - walled up and almost perfectly preserved - manuscripts, sculptures, silk cloths, and the Diamond Sutra, the earliest complete and dated example of a printed book, hidden by Buddhist monks nine hundred years previously.

Archaeologists --- Stein, Aurel, --- Travel --- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) --- Description and travel. --- Antiquities. --- Stein, M. A. --- Stein, M. Aurel --- Stein, Marcus Aurel, --- Stein, Mark Aurel, --- Stein, Marc Aurel, --- Sitanyin, Aolei'er, --- Sitanyin, Make Aoli'er, --- Ssu-tʻan-yin, --- Ssu, Tʻan-yin, --- Sutain, M. A., --- Sutain, Ōreru, --- Aoxue'er Sitanyin, --- 奥雪尔·斯坦因,

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Between 1900 and 1901, the Hungarian-born archaeologist Marc Aurel Stein (1862-1943) made the first of several significant trips through Central Asia. In 1903, he published this account of his journey from Calcutta to London via the deserts of Chinese Turkestan. The text is richly illustrated with photographs of locations on the route followed by Stein's party, as well as of the people they encountered and many of the artefacts they excavated in the vicinity of the ancient oasis town of Khotan. Stein intended his book to be accessible to non-specialists, and his descriptions of the many important archaeological discoveries, such as Sanskrit texts of Buddhist scriptures, are interspersed with compelling human details and anecdotes about traversing the challenging terrain of eastern Central Asia. The work of an indefatigable explorer, this book sheds light on the spread of Graeco-Buddhist culture along the Silk Route.

Stein, Aurel, --- Travel --- Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China) --- Hotan Xian (China) --- Antiquities. --- Description and travel. --- Stein, M. A. --- Stein, M. Aurel --- Stein, Marcus Aurel, --- Stein, Mark Aurel, --- Stein, Marc Aurel, --- Sitanyin, Aolei'er, --- Sitanyin, Make Aoli'er, --- Ssu-tʻan-yin, --- Ssu, Tʻan-yin, --- Sutain, M. A., --- Sutain, Ōreru, --- Aoxue'er Sitanyin, --- 奥雪尔·斯坦因, --- Ho-tʻien hsien (China) --- Hetian Xian (China) --- Hotan (China : District) --- Khotan (China : District)

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The Hungarian-born archaeologist Marc Aurel Stein (1862-1943) is probably best remembered today for his explorations in Chinese Turkestan, and especially his discovery of the Buddhist treasure of Dunhuang, described in his earlier works, Sand-Buried Ruins of Khotan and Ruins of Desert Cathay (also reissued in this series). Stein was equally interested in the territory north-west of the North-West Frontier, and in this highly illustrated 1929 work he describes an expedition to survey the route of Alexander the Great's invasion of India in 326 BCE. Having long been intrigued by 'that comparatively small area to the west of the Indus which Alexander's march of conquest towards India for a brief span of time illuminates as it were with the light of a meteor', and by archaeological remains showing a blend of Hellenistic and Buddhist art, Stein offers a fascinating account of an ancient clash of civilisations.

Stein, Aurel, --- Alexander, --- Travel --- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan) --- Description and travel. --- Antiquities. --- Alejandro, --- Alekjhāṇḍara, --- Aleksandar, --- Aleksander, --- Aleksandr, --- Alekʻsandre, --- Aleksandros bar Filipos, --- Aleksandŭr, Makedonski, --- Alessandro, --- Alexander --- Alexandre, --- Alexandros --- Alexandros, --- Alexandros, Megalos, --- Alexandru, --- Alexantros, --- Aleksandŭr, --- Александър, --- Iskandar, --- Maḳdonya, Aleksandros bar Filipos, --- Makedonski, Aleksandŭr, --- Македонски, Александър, --- Megalexandros, --- Megas Alexandros, --- Nagy Sándor, --- Sikandar, --- Iskender, --- Μέγας Ἀλέξανδρος, --- Ἀλέξανδρος, --- Ἀλέξανδρος --- אלכסנדר בן פיליפוס, --- אלכסנדר, --- اسكندر كبير --- اسکندر اعظم --- سکندراعظم --- Stein, M. A. --- Stein, M. Aurel --- Stein, Marcus Aurel, --- Stein, Mark Aurel, --- Stein, Marc Aurel, --- Sitanyin, Aolei'er, --- Sitanyin, Make Aoli'er, --- Ssu-tʻan-yin, --- Ssu, Tʻan-yin, --- Sutain, M. A., --- Sutain, Ōreru, --- Aoxue'er Sitanyin, --- 奥雪尔·斯坦因, --- Pukhtunkhwa (Pakistan) --- Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (Pakistan) --- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (Pakistan) --- K̲h̲aibar Pak̲h̲tūnk̲h̲vā (Pakistan) --- Khybar Pukhtūnkhwā (Pakistan) --- KP --- KPK --- North-West Frontier Province (Pakistan) --- Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Pakistan)

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Since their discovery a century ago, the Dunhuang manuscripts have revolutionized the study of Asian religions. Until recently, however, the rich materials relating to esoteric tantric Buddhism have been largely ignored. This volume provides an indispensable doorway into these materials. An introduction summarizes the discovery, worldwide dissemination and general character of these Tibetan treasures. The catalogue entries provide introductory discussions of the manuscripts' contents, in addition to reordering the often scrambled folios, linking them to their long-lost counterparts in other collections, and matching them with corresponding texts in the Tibetan canon. The catalogue includes indices to Tibetan and Sanskrit titles, names and terms, as well as all Pelliot manuscripts referenced. The result is an invaluable resource for scholars of Buddhism.

Tantric Buddhism --- Manuscripts, Tibetan --- Manuscripts --- Stein, Aurel, --- Library --- British Library --- Dunhuang manuscripts --- 091 <41 LONDON> --- 091 =954 --- Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland--LONDON --- Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Tibetaanse talen --- 091 =954 Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Tibetaanse talen --- 091 <41 LONDON> Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland--LONDON --- Tibetan manuscripts --- Buddhism, Tantric --- Buddhist tantrism --- Esoteric Buddhism --- Mantrayāna Buddhism --- Mikkyō --- Tantrism, Buddhist --- Vajrayāna Buddhism --- Buddhism --- Mahayana Buddhism --- Stein, M. A. --- Stein, M. Aurel --- Stein, Marcus Aurel, --- Stein, Mark Aurel, --- Stein, Marc Aurel, --- Sitanyin, Aolei'er, --- Sitanyin, Make Aoli'er, --- Ssu-tʻan-yin, --- Ssu, Tʻan-yin, --- Sutain, M. A., --- Sutain, Ōreru, --- Aoxue'er Sitanyin, --- 奥雪尔·斯坦因, --- BL --- Tun-huang manuscripts --- British library --- Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland--LONDON --- British Museum --- B.L. (British Library) --- Great Britain. --- Sifriyah ha-Briṭit --- Ying-kuo tʻu shu kuan --- Da Ying tu shu guan --- 大英图书馆 --- Tantric Buddhism - Manuscripts - Catalogs. --- Manuscripts, Tibetan - England - London - Catalogs. --- Stein, Aurel, - Sir, - 1862-1943 - Library - Catalogs. --- Stein, Aurel, - Sir, - 1862-1943