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Mogao Cave 17: Mahaparinirvana Sutra - Chapter on Kasyapa Bodhisattva
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Mogao Cave 17: Mahaparinirvana Sutra - Chapter on Kasyapa Bodhisattva
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Mogao Cave 17: Mahaparinirvana Sutra - Chapter on Kasyapa Bodhisattva
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Mogao Cave 17: Mahaparinirvana Sutra - Chapter on Kasyapa Bodhisattva
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Mogao Cave 17: Mahaparinirvana Sutra - Chapter on Kasyapa Bodhisattva
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Mogao Cave 17: Mahaparinirvana Sutra - Chapter on Kasyapa Bodhisattva
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Mogao Cave 17: Mahaparinirvana Sutra - Chapter on Kasyapa Bodhisattva
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Mogao Cave 17: Mahaparinirvana Sutra - Chapter on Kasyapa Bodhisattva
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Mogao Cave 17: Mahaparinirvana Sutra - Chapter on Kasyapa Bodhisattva
CHINA, Gansu, Dunhuang; Tang dynasty (618–907); Regular script; Handscroll; Ink on paper; 26.3 x 1,173 cm; Gansu Provincial Museum, Lanzhou, China
This sutra manuscript was discovered in Mogao Cave 17 in Dunhuang. It is transcribed with the text of Mahaparinirvana Sutra which expounds tenets such as the omnipresence of thusness or Buddha nature, the four characteristics of nirvana-eternity, bliss, self, and purity-and Buddha nature as being innate in all sentient beings.
Each line contains 17 characters, which is a typical feature of sutra manuscripts dating from the Tang dynasty (618-907). The missing characters for shi" and "min" suggests that the text was likely transcribed shortly after the rule of Emperor Taizong (reigned 626-649) of the Tang dynasty |
