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Text, Folio 7 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)

Sunday, September 14, 1119 (year 239 of the Newar Samvat in the month of Ashvina)

Eastern India, Bihar, Vikramashila Monastery. Painting: Nepal, Kathmandu

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Medium
palm-leaf pages, wooden covers; ink and color on palm leaves
Measurements
Overall: 6.5 x 57 x 1.5 cm (2 9/16 x 22 7/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1938.301.7.a
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Print
One side of a horizontally oriented palm-leaf page features three blocks of dense black script in neat rows. Punctuating the muted tan surface are two small circular holes centered between the text blocks. The script is composed of intricate, rhythmic characters that fill each section in a uniform pattern. The irregular and weathered outer edges suggest an aged, organic quality, reflecting the manuscript's antiquity.

Text, Folio 7 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)

Sunday, September 14, 1119 (year 239 of the Newar Samvat in the month of Ashvina)

Eastern India, Bihar, Vikramashila Monastery. Painting: Nepal, Kathmandu

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