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Or.8210/S.1360

manuscript, ink on paper

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Title

Vajracchedikaprajnaparamitasutra (Diamond Sutra) 金剛般若波羅蜜經 (Jing gang bo re bo luo mi jing) translated by Kumarajiva

Date

880 to 890

Find site

Dunhuang Mogao

Measurement

height 25.5 centimetres, width 31 centimetres

Material

manuscript, ink on paper

Language / script

Chinese (lang.) Sogdian (lang.) Sogdian (script) Chinese (script)

Subject

Buddhism

Description

Scope and content : Vajracchedika-prajnaparamita-sutra (T.235) in Chinese: incomplete. Sogdian text on verso contains an obscure remark about the man pictured, who is referred to as Tamar Qus. Might be identified as a ruler with this name, author of a Sogdian letter, Or.8212/89, which has been dated to c.885. Sims-Williams, Nicholas, 'The Sogdian Fragments of the British Library'. Indo-Iranian Journal 18 (1976): 43-82.

Institution

British Library

Provenance

Stein 1906-8

Find site identifier

DHMG.

Find site description

Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang

Non-Buddhist Documents from Dunhuang in the British Library (Boltz)



Chinese Manuscripts from Dunhuang in the British Library (Giles 1957)

Chinese Manuscripts from Dunhuang in the British Library (Giles 1957)

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
Sims-Williams, NicholasThe Sogdian Fragments of the British LibraryIndo-Iranian Journal1843-821976collections_encatalogue

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