Introduction The existence of a Sanskrit manuscript of Candrakīrti's Madhyamakāvatāra amongst the Sanskrit manuscript collection of the Potala Palace in Lhasa was first reported by Luo Zhao in the 1980s.The manuscript was later microfilmed.Currently,we are only able to access the manuscript through the microfilm copy preserved at the China Tibetology Research Center (CTRC),Beijing.According to Luo Zhao's report,the palmleaf manuscript consists of 97 folia in total,of which the second folio is missing.The palm leaves are 56.1 x 5 (cm) in size.Each folio has two string holes and five lines (sometimes four lines).The script is Nepalese hook style.The colophon includes no specific information with regard to the date or place,and simply reads:"madhyamakāvatārah ya(sic.) samāptah bhāsyatah(sic.)|| || krtir ācāryacandrakīrttipādānām ||."