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End of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines; Haribhadra’s final remarks; beginning of colophon, folio 187 (verso), 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)
Leaf: 5.3 x 54.3 cm (2 1/16 x 21 3/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1938.301.187.b
Location: Not on view
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The left corner of this page was repaired using yellow-colored Nepalese paper, indicating the importance of keeping the manuscript whole.Description
Haribhadra lived in the 800s, and the final remarks to his commentary on the Ratnagunasamcaya-gatha were copied at the end of this manuscript. The Ratnagunasamcaya-gatha distills the teaching of the Sanskrit Perfection of Wisdom into Prakrit verses.- ?–1938(Heeramaneck Galleries, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1938–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned: cat. no. 754 archive.org
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