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Andrew West 魏安

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Phags-pa script was mainly used for Mongolian and Chinese, but this 14th-century Phags-pa inscription on the north corridor wall to Cave 217 at the Mogao Caves reads ꡏꡦꡋ ꡎꡟ ꡗꡦꡋ ꡢ ꡗꡦ mėn bu yėn qa yė meaning "I, Buyan-Qaya" in the Uyghur language (Buyan-Qaya is a Buddhist name meaning Rock of Merit).

2024-07-26T14:26:24.178Z