High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Praise of Mahakala is a Mongolian Buddhist poem written in Mongolian script by the Mongolian Sakya scholar Choiji-Odser. The poem is one of the many manuscripts found at Turfan. It dates from around 1305 and shows evidence of woodblock printing during that time. The poem is written in traditional Mongolian poetical style and rhyme (such as that found in the Secret History of the Mongols) and provides a valuable insight into Middle Mongolian language. Choiji Odser, whose name may be translated as Light of Dharma, was a famous Mongolian scholar during the early Yuan dynasty who played a major role in standardizing the Mongolian language and script. He produced the first work on Mongolian grammar in 1305 and translated many works from Sanskrit and Tibetan. There is a great deal of information about him in Mongolian, Chinese and Tibetan sources. He was the guru and spiritual advisor to Emperor Wuzong of Yuan (Khayishan Kulug).
