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Sutra of perfection of wisdom : kasuga-ban.
般若波羅蜜多

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection BQ 1110 .S88 1410
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Genre:
  • Early works.
  • Translations.
  • Accordion fold format (Binding)
  • Gampi fibers (Paper)
  • Mulberry fibers (Paper)
Physical Description:
93 leaves ; 26 x 10 cm
Other Title:
  • Mahaprajnaparamita sutra
  • Daihannya haramitta kyo
Place of Publication:
Nara : [publisher not identified], 1410.
Language Note:
Item is in Chinese, translated from Sanskrit.
Summary:
  • Text is volume 498 of the "Sutra of Perfection of Wisdom", or "Mahaprajnaparamita sutra". In Japanese: "Daihannya haramitta kyo", cf, bookseller's catalog.
  • Volume is five columns per leaf; 17 characters per column; no border surrounding text. Printed in Nara, Japan, 1410; on mulberry fibers (gampi), accordian fold format (orihon); printed in bold, thick strokes, using black sumi ink, typical of Kamakura and Muromachi kasuga-ban printings. Kasuga-ban is a genral term for publications of the Nara monasteries, cf, bookseller's catalog.
Notes:
  • Caption title.
  • The translator of the text into Chinese is reputed to be Xuanzang, a Chinese Buddhist pilgrim, monk, and scholar--from bookseller's catalog.
Local Notes:
  • Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Faye and Gerson Blatnick Special Collections Fund.
  • Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.
  • Item is housed in a deep purple and gold silk stiff container with two ivory pieces attached to form a clasp. Housing is not contemporary with the sutra.
OCLC:
1247472188
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