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The International Dunhuang Programme, based @britishlibrary, makes material from the Silk Roads available online in collaboration with international partners.

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Another scroll conserved during the IDP's Lotus Sutra Manuscript Digitisation Project was Or.8210/S.2155. Read about how the fire damage to this scroll was treated in this blog post.​ bit.ly/4fWiddd

Another scroll conserved during the IDP's Lotus Sutra Manuscript Digitisation Project was Or.8210/S.2155. Read about how the fire damage to this scroll was treated in this blog post.​

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The IDP collections have thousands of photographs of Silk Roads sites from the past 100+ years. On #WorldPhotographyDay explore these collections on our website. 📷 bit.ly/4drzgBT

The IDP collections have thousands of photographs of Silk Roads sites from the past 100+ years. On #WorldPhotographyDay explore these collections on our website. 📷

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This Diamond Sutra manuscript from #Dunhuang has a very unique dedication. The colophon reads "Humbly on behalf of my old ploughing ox, that his soul may be reborn in the Pure Land." 🐂​ bit.ly/4g5oC5x

This Diamond Sutra manuscript from #Dunhuang has a very unique dedication. The colophon reads "Humbly on behalf of my old ploughing ox, that his soul may be reborn in the Pure Land." 🐂​

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The IDP learning resources available on our website offer a selection of different topics to explore life on the Silk Roads. Stay tuned as more learning resources will be rolled out soon. (Hint: a new resource may be written in the stars... 🌌 🌙 🔭 🔮)​ bit.ly/3TboCY9

The IDP learning resources available on our website offer a selection of different topics to explore life on the Silk Roads. Stay tuned as more learning resources will be rolled out soon. (Hint: a new resource may be written in the stars... 🌌 🌙 🔭 🔮)​

bit.ly/3TboCY9
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Our Buddhism on the Silk Roads learning resource is already live on the IDP website. Explore collection items, a specialist glossary, and articles on topics such as the transmission of Buddhism. ​ bit.ly/479wLBS

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The IDP website's Buddhism on the Silk Roads learning resource contains expanded information on many different objects on its collection items page. Search through the popup information on interesting objects below. ​⬇️ bit.ly/47rpgGD

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The Buddhism on the Silk Roads learning resource contains a glossary to help with any unfamiliar Sanskrit or technical terms, making it the perfect aid for teaching resources! bit.ly/47LH0wV

The Buddhism on the Silk Roads learning resource contains a glossary to help with any unfamiliar Sanskrit or technical terms, making it the perfect aid for teaching resources! bit.ly/47LH0wV
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#ASilkRoadOasis: Life in Ancient Dunhuang opens this Friday 27 September. Our British Library colleagues have been hard at work preparing items for the exhibition. You can book tickets here: bit.ly/3XSuAjr

#ASilkRoadOasis: Life in Ancient Dunhuang opens this Friday 27 September. Our <a href="/britishlibrary/">British Library</a>  colleagues have been hard at work preparing items for the exhibition. You can book tickets here: bit.ly/3XSuAjr
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Just three days until the opening of #ASilkRoadOasis: Life in Ancient Dunhuang at the British Library . The exhibition will include a soundscape to evoke the sounds of the Silk Roads, specially recorded by musicians including Shohret Nur and Ngawang Lodup. bit.ly/3XSuAjr

Just three days until the opening of #ASilkRoadOasis: Life in Ancient Dunhuang at the <a href="/britishlibrary/">British Library</a> . The exhibition will include a soundscape to evoke the sounds of the Silk Roads, specially recorded by musicians including Shohret Nur and Ngawang Lodup. bit.ly/3XSuAjr
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Objects for #ASilkRoadOasis: Life in Ancient Dunhuang at the @BritishLibrary must be mounted carefully by our exhibition team before they are installed. Half of the displayed items will on show to the public for the very first time!

Objects for #ASilkRoadOasis: Life in Ancient Dunhuang at the @BritishLibrary must be mounted carefully by our exhibition team before they are installed. Half of the displayed items will on show to the public for the very first time!
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Off to British Library for the opening of the #SilkRoadOasis exhibition. London is a #SilkRoads city at the moment ! silkroad.seetickets.com/timeslots/filt…

Off to <a href="/britishlibrary/">British Library</a> for the opening of the #SilkRoadOasis exhibition. London is a #SilkRoads city at the moment !

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A sublime new exhibition ⁦British Library⁩ on the #SilkRoadOasis Dunhuang & the Mogao caves. Extraordinary treasures from the famous Cave 17 which was home to 70,000 manuscripts and more written information about medieval Asia (and beyond) than any site in the world.

A sublime new exhibition ⁦<a href="/britishlibrary/">British Library</a>⁩ on the #SilkRoadOasis Dunhuang &amp; the Mogao caves. Extraordinary treasures from the famous Cave 17 which was home to 70,000 manuscripts and more written information about medieval Asia (and beyond) than any site in the world.
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Opening today, our latest exhibition, A Silk Road Oasis: Life in Ancient Dunhuang, unveils a vibrant time capsule of the community that lived, travelled, worked, and worshipped there over 1,000 years ago. Explore life on the ancient road: bit.ly/BLSilkRoadOasis Members go free

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Stunning preparatory drawing for a 9/10thC cave painting at Mogao near Dunhuang - beautiful example of the transmission of faiths across Asia #SilkroadOasis ⁦British Library

Stunning preparatory drawing for a 9/10thC cave painting at Mogao near Dunhuang - beautiful example of the transmission of faiths across Asia #SilkroadOasis ⁦<a href="/britishlibrary/">British Library</a>⁩
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Dunhuang Academy celebrated the 80th anniversary of its founding on Sept 23 in #Gansu province.🎉 Honorary President Fan Jinshi delivered a keynote speech at the event, expressing her belief that the academy’s new generation will continue to uphold the "spirit of Mogao",

Dunhuang Academy celebrated the 80th anniversary of its founding on Sept 23 in #Gansu province.🎉

Honorary President Fan Jinshi delivered a keynote speech at the event, expressing her belief that the academy’s new generation will continue to uphold the "spirit of Mogao",
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“Ancient India and China: from golden to silk roads” BBC Radio4 Start the Week - today at 09.00 - with William Dalrymple, Shanay Jhaveri, Susan Whitfield, Adam Rutherford bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… #SilkRoads

“Ancient India and China: from golden to silk roads” BBC Radio4 Start the Week - today at 09.00 - with William Dalrymple, Shanay Jhaveri, Susan Whitfield, Adam Rutherford bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… #SilkRoads
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Learn how the discovery of the Library Cave transformed our understanding of the Silk Roads at "Dunhuang: The Story of the Caves", a panel discussion taking place at the British Library and online this Friday October 4th. Tickets are available here: bit.ly/3BqPn4G

Learn how the discovery of the Library Cave transformed our understanding of the Silk Roads at "Dunhuang: The Story of the Caves", a panel discussion taking place at the <a href="/britishlibrary/">British Library</a> and online this Friday October 4th. Tickets are available here:
bit.ly/3BqPn4G