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Treatise on names of the Thousand Buddhas.
Date
901 to 950
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height 31.7 centimetres, width 64 centimetres
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Scope and content : Ch. xi. 003. a–b. Two frs. of illuminated Chin. MS. roll containing treatise on names of the Thousand Buddhas; much torn. At head of each name, miniature of small seated Buddha. (a) contains beginning, with part of paper painting at R. edge torn away. See also Ch. 00188, 00210. 10½″ and 1′ 1″ × 1′.
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DHMG.
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Ch.xi.003
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Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang
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