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Illustrated Lotus Sutra (Saddharmasmrtyupasthanasutra) manuscript booklet from Dunhuang.
Date
800 to 999
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depth 1.5 centimetres, height 10 centimetres, width 18 centimetres
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Scope and content : This contains the text of chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra, also known as the Avalokitesvarasutra. This booklet has not been bound in any conventional format. Each folio has been folded in the butterfly style, but have not been glued together. Instead, one hole has been made the top of the spine, and a red silk thread binds the folios together using this hole.
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DHMG.
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Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang
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The digitisation of this sutra has been generously sponsored by Sir Matthew Farrer on 11 December 2000.
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