Jingangjing.jpg
Summary
Description Jingangjing.jpg |
English:
Frontispiece, Diamond Sutra from Cave 17, Dunhuang, ink on paper.
A page from the Diamond Sutra , printed in the 9th year of Xiantong Era of the Tang dynasty , i.e. 868 CE. Currently located in the British Library , London. This sutra was discovered at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang , but probably printed in Sichuan (see "Printed dated copy of the Diamond Sutra " ). According to the British Library, it is “the earliest complete survival of a dated printed book”.
Deutsch:
Seite des
Diamant-Sutra
. Gedruckt im 9. Jahr der Ära Xiántōng der
Tang-Dynastie
(868 n. Chr.) ist es das weltweit älteste vollständig erhaltene, sicher zu datierende Exemplar des Buchdrucks.
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Date | (date of Diamond Sutra) |
Source | Zoomable image from the British Library's Online Gallery . Originally uploaded to en:Wikipedia ( log ) in January 2008 by Fconaway ( talk ) and in November 2009 by Earthsound ( talk ). |
Author |
English:
The colophon, at the inner end, reads: Reverently [caused to be] made for universal free distribution by Wang Jie on behalf of his two parents on the 13th of the 4th moon of the 9th year of Xiantong [i.e. 11th May, CE 868 ].
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derivative works
Derivative works of this file: Diamond Sutra excerpt.jpg Derivative works of this file: Subhuti diamond sutra detail retouched.jpeg