Comparative Studies on <i>the Golden Wheel with a Thousand Spokes</i> and Other Mongolian Historical Sources (Before 1739)

Abstract Dharma Güüsi was not only a historian and translator but also an expert in sutra and tantra. He created works in Tibetan and Mongolian which he made available to the public. Although Güüsi wrote comprehensively about his homeland, Jaruud, in The Golden Wheel with Thousand Spokes ( Altan Kürdün Mingγan Kigesütü Bičig ), he did not include any biographical information, such as about his origin and lineage. Güüsi wrote many works on Mongolian history, traditional medical science, and sutra-tantra. Notable works include The Golden Wheel with a Thousand Spokes , Merged γarqu-yin orun , Danjuur , Lhangtab , Onul namančilaqu-yin tayilburi gem-ün qarangqui-yi arilγaγči naran jula , Čoγta včir ayulγaγči arban γurban burqantu-yin egüsgel-ün jerge-yi delgerenggüi nomlaγsan sidi-yin sayin qumq-a kemekü orusibai , and Čindamani-yin sang , written in Tibetan and Mongolian. Among these, The Golden Wheel with a Thousand Spokes is a significant text in Mongolian history, written in Mongolian Script using a brush. There are three known versions of this work: the “Köke qota” version, the version held at the Institute of Oriental Studies St. Petersburg, Russia, and the original photographic version, held in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark.