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Or.8210/S.36

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

600 to 800

Find site

Dunhuang Mogao

Measurement

height 25.5 centimetres, width 410 centimetres

Material

manuscript, ink on paper

Language / script

Chinese (lang.) Chinese (script)

Subject

Buddhism colophons dated documents Sponsored

Description

Scope and content : Stein Dunhuang manuscript copy of the Diamond sutra with a tabulated colophon.

Institution

British Library

Provenance

Stein 1906-8

Find site identifier

DHMG.

Stein site number

Ch.87.III.20

Find site description

Short description : Mogao Caves near Dunhuang

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

Drege, Jean-PierreIshigami-IagolnitzerCohen, MoniqueLe livre et l'imprimerie en Extreme-Orient et en Asie du Sud: Actes du ColloqueBordeauxSociete des Bibliophiles de Guyenne 1986printing/book
Giles, LDescriptive Catalogue of the Chinese Manuscripts from Tunhuang in the British MuseumLondonBritish Museum1957ManuscriptsDunhuangGoldenLight

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