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Diamond Sutra
CHINA; Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1616; By Wen Zhenmeng; Regular script; Album leaf; Ink on paper; 18.9 x 21 cm; National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
The Diamond Sutra is a scripture that explores the teachings of non-abiding and non-attachment in concern to one's clinging to a false self. It illustrates the ultimate truth as a form of wisdom embodied in the emptiness of all phenomena. This sutra has been widely lectured throughout history, and it was given particular emphasis since the time of Master Huineng, the Sixth Patriarch of the Chan lineage. The sutra is bound as an accordion-fold book consisting of 13 pages with each page measuring 18.9 cm high by 21 cm wide. A total of 360 lines of characters fill the pages. At the end of the fold book, a colophon reads, Calligraphy by Buddhist disciple Wen Zhenmeng |
