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Or.8210/S.5212

manuscript, ink on paper

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Title

Saddharmapundarikasutra (Lotus Sutra), Chinese translation by Kumarajiva from Dunhuang.

Date

400 to 1000

Find site

Dunhuang Mogao

Measurement

width 142.04 centimetres

Material

manuscript, ink on paper

Language / script

Chinese (lang.) Tibetan (lang.) Khotanese (lang.) Brahmi (script) Tibetan (script) Chinese (script)

Subject

Buddhism

Description

Scope and content : Khotanese letter on verso mentioning Shazhou (Dunhuang). Also a Tibetan text.

Institution

British Library

Provenance

Stein 1906-8

Find site identifier

DHMG.

Stein site number

Ch.84.XI.16

Find site description

Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang

Khotanese Manuscripts in the British Library (Skjaervø)

Giles, LDescriptive Catalogue of the Chinese Manuscripts from Tunhuang in the British MuseumLondonBritish Museum1957ManuscriptsDunhuangGoldenLight
Giles, LDescriptive Catalogue of the Chinese Manuscripts from Tunhuang in the British MuseumLondonBritish Museum1957ManuscriptsDunhuangGoldenLight

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