Historical-Anthropological Studies on Mongolian Manuscripts Discoverd from the Arjai Caves, Ordos, Inner Mongolia.

阿尔加洞位于中国内蒙古鄂尔多斯市西北部的阿勃斯山脉，于20世纪80年代被发现，2003年被认定为中国国家重点文物之一。蒙古最早的历史文献《蒙古秘史》写于13世纪，将阿勃斯山称为阿鲁布卡。据记载，在阿鲁布卡山狩猎时，清吉思卡扬从马背上摔了下来，受伤后去了尤尔卡德（石窟众多）休养。现在已经证实，所谓的C尤尔卡德就是现在的阿尔贾伊洞。当时，阿加依是西夏的一座石窟寺院。今天的阿加伊石窟中保留的大部分是唐古特和蒙古元时期的壁画。他们的状况很差，需要紧急保护。本项目以石窟出土的蒙古文手稿和木刻碎片为研究对象。Arjai洞穴之一。这些蒙古语材料是在2000年发现的。后来，我发现了一些额外的木刻碎片和手稿。13日,没有。14，没有。20.。这些材料将分两步发表，本研究报告只关注那些木刻碎片。阿寨石窟是研究蒙古元时期丝绸之路佛教最重要的资料来源。

Arjai Caves, located in the Arbus Mountains in the northwestern part of Ordos Municipality, Inner Mongolia, China, was discovered in the 1980s and was recognized as one of the key national cultural relics of China in 2003.The Secret History of the Mongols, the first Mongolian historical document written in the thirteenth century, refers to the Arbus Mountains as Arubuqa. It records that while hunting in the Arubuqa Mountains C inggis Qayan sustained injury from a fall from horse and went to C oyurqad (numerous grottoes) to recover. It is now verified that the so-called C oyurqad is the current Arjai Caves. At the time, Arjai was a grotto monastery of the Tangut (Xixia) state. What remain in today's Arjai Caves are mostly frescos dating to the Tangut and Mongol Yuan eras. They are in poor condition, in need of urgent protection.This project centers on the Mongolian language manuscripts and woodblock fragments unearthed from the grotto no.1 of Arjai Caves. These Mongolian language materials were discovered in 2000. Later, I discovered some additional woodblock fragments and manuscripts from caves no. 13, no. 14, and no. 20. These materials will be published in two steps, this research report focusing on only those woodblock fragments. Arjai Caves boasts the most important source for studying Silk Road Buddhism of the Mongol Yuan era.