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Mogao Cave 17: Illustrated Manuscript of the Lotus Sutra - Universal Gateway Chapter |
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Mogao Cave 17: Illustrated Manuscript of the Lotus Sutra - Universal Gateway Chapter |
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Mogao Cave 17: Illustrated Manuscript of the Lotus Sutra - Universal Gateway Chapter |
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Mogao Cave 17: Illustrated Manuscript of the Lotus Sutra - Universal Gateway Chapter |
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Mogao Cave 17: Illustrated Manuscript of the Lotus Sutra - Universal Gateway Chapter |
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Mogao Cave 17: Illustrated Manuscript of the Lotus Sutra - Universal Gateway Chapter |
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Mogao Cave 17: Illustrated Manuscript of the Lotus Sutra - Universal Gateway Chapter
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty to Five Dynasties (618–960); Ink and color on paper; 27 to 27.5 x 520 cm; National Library of France, Paris
This illustrated manuscript dates from the late 9th or early 10th century. The Universal Gateway Chapter " of the Lotus Sutra begins with Aksayamati Bodhisattva posting a question to the Buddha |