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Or.8210/P.2 Diamond Sutra: Frontispiece and text, 868 AD.

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BL3262029
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Or.8210/P.2 Diamond Sutra: Frontispiece and text, 868 AD.
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Chinese School, (9th century) / Chinese
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British Library, London, UK
Date
868 AD (C9th AD)
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The Diamond Sutra. China, 11th May, 868 Language: Chinese Source/Shelfmark: Or. 8210/P.2, frontispiece and text. The image depicts the frontispiece to the earliest complete block printed 'book' found up to now which contains a date, the Chinese translation of the Buddhist text the 'Diamond Sutra'. This consists of a scroll, over 16 feet long, made up of a long series of printed pages. Printed in China in 868 AD, it was found in the Dunhuang Caves in 1907, in the North Western province of Gansu.

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China / Asia / religious group / religious / east asia / religious books / god / buddhism / asia / religious movements / buddhists / diety / religious groups / religious works / religious faiths / religious texts / religion / buddhist
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