Uṣṇīṣauijaya-dhāraṇī is a relatively well-known tantric sutra that discusses the Buddhist theory of origin, Uṣṇīṣauijaya-dhāraṇī, the enactment and function of dhāranī, the sadhana practiced during dhāranī and the conclusion of dhāranī. There are two types of transcriptions among the Dunhuang manuscripts of this text written in Tibetan script. The first type only transcribes the Uṣṇīṣauijaya-dhāraṇī text, including paraphrasing and transliteration; the second type copies the full text. The manuscripts P.T.54 A and P.T.368 are two different translations of the same text, although the differences between them are extremely obvious as there isn’t a single sentence between them that is identical. The text of P.T.54 A, which was translated by the legendary Tibetan translator Yeshe De, later became widespread and was even included in the Tibetan canon of Buddhist writings Bka’-’gyur. P.T.368 was not included in Bka’-’gyur, however, which indicates that its contents may not have been part of the traditional Buddhist tripitaka.
