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Mogao Cave 17: Mahaparinirvana Sutra - Chapter on Noble Practices
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Mogao Cave 17: Mahaparinirvana Sutra - Chapter on Noble Practices
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Mogao Cave 17: Mahaparinirvana Sutra - Chapter on Noble Practices
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Mogao Cave 17: Mahaparinirvana Sutra - Chapter on Noble Practices
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Mogao Cave 17: Mahaparinirvana Sutra - Chapter on Noble Practices
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Mogao Cave 17: Mahaparinirvana Sutra - Chapter on Noble Practices
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Mogao Cave 17: Mahaparinirvana Sutra - Chapter on Noble Practices
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Mogao Cave 17: Mahaparinirvana Sutra - Chapter on Noble Practices
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Mogao Cave 17: Mahaparinirvana Sutra - Chapter on Noble Practices
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Northern Wei dynasty (386–534); Regular script; Handscroll; Ink on paper; 28 x 128 cm; Dunhuang Research Academy, Gansu, China
This scroll, discovered in Mogao Cave 17 in Dunhuang, elaborates on the Chapter on Noble Practices" of the Mahaparinirvana Sutra. It outlines in detail the teachings the Buddha taught Kasyapa regarding the five holy practices a Bodhisattva is expected to perform. These include the holy |
