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Khara Khoto: Frontispiece of the Sutra on the Ascent of Maitreya
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Khara Khoto: Frontispiece of the Sutra on the Ascent of Maitreya
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Khara Khoto: Frontispiece of the Sutra on the Ascent of Maitreya
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Khara Khoto: Frontispiece of the Sutra on the Ascent of Maitreya
CHINA, Inner Mongolia, Alxa; Western Xia period (1032–1227), dated 1190; Print on paper; Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
In 1190, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Emperor Renzong's (reigned 1139-1194) ascension to the throne, a great Dharma service was held at Dadumin Temple. Under the commission of the emperor, 50,000 scrolls of the Diamond Sutra, 50,000 scrolls of the Chapter on the Practices and Vows of Samantabhadra " of the Avatamsaka Sutra and 100 |
