Aṣṭasāhasrikā prajñāpāramitā, circa 1200-1399; अष्टसाहस्रिका प्रज्ञापारमिता,१२००-१३९९
Timespan:
Early works to 1800
Date:
1200
Description:
Early manuscript leaf from Nepal, with a short section taken from a teaching (sūtra) on Mahāyāna Buddhist wisdom. There are three painted images: a larger, central figure, possibly the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, with two attendants on either side. These images are painted over the original script and so are later than the text.
Language:
Sanskrit
Provenance:
Formerly owned by George P. Bickford (Cleveland, Ohio).; Formerly owned by Ken Robbins (Potomac, Maryland).; Gift of Ken Robbins, 2015.; Bickford, George P., former owner.; Robbins, Kenneth X., former owner.
Title supplied by cataloger.; Written in 5 lines per leaf.; 1 leaf.; Dated 1200-1399 based on previous appraisal.; Corrected text in margins; vertical borders indicated with triple black line surrounding three paintings.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Indic 16
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