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<p>This paper examines the relationship of esoteric texts and paintings discovered at Dunhuang in northwest China to the various Buddhist sects and traditions that existed before the later transmission (phyi dar) of Buddhism to Tibet in the 11th and 12th centuries. The paper notes that Dunhuang manuscripts are a vital source for understanding the "pre-rNying-ma-ba," or underground esoteric traditions, that survived between the fall of the Tibetan Dynasty and the time of the later transmission. (Ben Deitle 2006-03-03)</p>