Dictionary of Dunhuang Studies

The Dictionary of Dunhuang Studies (Dunhuangxue Dacidian) is the most comprehensive, authoritative large reference work in the field of Dunhuang studies to date. Publication of the first edition was jointly undertaken by the Institute of Dunhuang and Turfan Studies of China, the Dunhuang Academy, and Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. It was edited by renowned Chinese scholar Prof. Ji Xianlin from Peking University and features participation from over 100 experts and scholars across the country. It took 13 years to complete the compilation of the book.

In December 2024, the Dictionary of Dunhuang Studies (2nd Edition) was officially published. Edited by Hao Chunwen and collaboratively compiled over six years by nearly 160 scholars in the field, this edition doubles the number of entries and illustrations compared to its predecessor. The new edition not only incorporates major archaeological discoveries in Dunhuang studies since the 20th Century and critical publications and researches on Dunhuang manuscripts since the late 20th Century, but also systematically expands entries on modern technologies applied in Dunhuang research and conservation as well as content on prominent international and contemporary Dunhuang scholars, historical figures, events, and artifacts related to ancient Dunhuang. Stelae eulogies and sacred deity paintings are among previously excluded but important categories.

As the only comprehensive reference work worldwide to present Dunhuang scholarship from the 20th to the early 21st centuries, this dictionary marks the first systematic and comprehensive summation of Dunhuang studies, reflecting China's leading research capabilities in the field.

《敦煌學(xué)大辭典》

《敦煌學(xué)大辭典》是至今為止最全面、最權(quán)威的敦煌學(xué)專業(yè)大型工具書(shū)。本書(shū)第一版由中國(guó)敦煌吐魯番學(xué)會(huì)、敦煌研究院與上海辭書(shū)出版社聯(lián)合發(fā)起，由中國(guó)著名學(xué)者、北京大學(xué)季羨林教授擔(dān)任主編，全國(guó)老中青三代專家學(xué)者100余人參與，歷經(jīng)13年編纂而成。2024年12月，《敦煌學(xué)大辭典》第二版正式問(wèn)世。第二版圖書(shū)由郝春文主編，敦煌學(xué)界近160位學(xué)者歷時(shí)6年共同編纂而成，詞條數(shù)量和圖片數(shù)量均增添一倍。不僅增加了20世紀(jì)以來(lái)重要的敦煌學(xué)考古成果和 20世紀(jì)末以來(lái)重要的敦煌文獻(xiàn)刊布與整理研究成果，還系統(tǒng)增加了現(xiàn)代科技在敦煌學(xué)研究與保護(hù)應(yīng)用方面的詞條和現(xiàn)當(dāng)代重要的國(guó)內(nèi)外敦煌學(xué)人物類詞條，與敦煌古代歷史相關(guān)的人、事、物類詞條，以及第一版未收錄的其他重要門(mén)類如碑銘贊、尊像畫(huà)等。

該辭典是迄今為止海內(nèi)外唯一一部以工具書(shū)形式，全方位展示20世紀(jì)至21世紀(jì)初敦煌學(xué)研究成果的大型辭典，首次系統(tǒng)、全面地對(duì)敦煌學(xué)進(jìn)行總結(jié)，集中反映了中國(guó)敦煌學(xué)整體研究水平。