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booklet: butterfly

Or.8210/S.5443

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

400 to 1000

Find site

Dunhuang Mogao

Measurement

height 11 centimetres, width 16 centimetres

Language / script

Chinese (lang.) Chinese (script)

Subject

Buddhism

Description

Scope and content : Manuscript booklet with butterfly binding

Institution

British Library

Provenance

Stein 1906-8

Find site identifier

DHMG.

Find site description

Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang

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

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