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Or.8210/S.217

manuscript, ink on paper

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Title

Saddharmapundarikasutra (Lotus Sutra), chapter 25, Avalokitesvara sutra (Guanshiyinjing), Chinese translation by Kumarajiva, from Dunhuang.

Date

696

Find site

Dunhuang Mogao

Measurement

height 25.5 centimetres, width 140 centimetres

Material

manuscript, ink on paper

Language / script

Chinese (lang.) Chinese (script)

Subject

Sponsored Buddhism colophons dated documents Empress Wu characters

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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This Dunhuang manuscript has been dedicated by Mike Snyder to his Mother, Audrey Phebus Snyder.

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