法藏1078bis《悉董薩部落土地糾紛訴狀》考釋——兼論吐蕃在敦煌分配“籍田”(rkya zhing)的時間=A Study on P.t.1078bis, Petition on a Land Dispute among the Sidungsa Tribe——Plus a Discussion on the Term “Rkya Zhing” Used in Dunhuang during the Tibetan Occupation
Document P.t.1078 bis, Petition on a Land Dispute among the Sidungsa Tribe, is an important document that describes a dispute regarding land ownership in Dunhuang during the Tibetan Occupation. This paper presents a Chinese translation of the text and discusses the date of its writing, the figures it concerns, and the events it mentions. On the basis of this translation,the study argues that P.t.1078 bis reflects the general procedures and legal methods utilized in Dunhuang during the Tibetan Occupation when dealing with civil disputes. Finally, the authors discuss a historical record from the year 808 when local authorities allocated “rkyazhing,” a type of agricultural field, to several groups of peasants in Dunhuang. The purpose of this gesture seems to have been to levy taxes and to secure a source of corvée labor that could supply for the needs of the monasteries and the monastic system.
