The Buddhist text known as the Diamond Sutra is believed to be the oldest surviving printed book in the world. Made in 868 AD and written in Chinese, the text contains a significant dialogue on perception, and is one of the most important sacred works of the Buddhist faith. The Diamond Sutra was hidden for centuries in a cave in northwest China, and it was created from seven strips of yellow-stained paper that were printed from carved wooden blocks and pasted together to form a scroll over five meters long. The oldest ...
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The Buddhist text known as the Diamond Sutra is believed to be the oldest surviving printed book in the world. Made in 868 AD and written in Chinese, the text contains a significant dialogue on perception, and is one of the most important sacred works of the Buddhist faith. The Diamond Sutra was hidden for centuries in a cave in northwest China, and it was created from seven strips of yellow-stained paper that were printed from carved wooden blocks and pasted together to form a scroll over five meters long. The oldest dated example of wood block printing--produced some six hundred years before Gutenberg's movable type printing in Europe--it is clearly the product of a mature printing industry in China. This beautifully designed book, the first to focus solely on the Diamond Sutra , features a full-color reproduction of the work, along with an account of the discovery of the Sutra by Sir Aurel Stein in May 1907 in a hidden cave on the edge of the Gobi desert. The book extensively discusses the content of the Sutra and also describes the invention of paper in China and the origins of Far Eastern printing. It reveals how the Sutra was originally made and the conservation work that the British Library employs to preserve it. The Diamond Sutra is a stunning book for anyone curious about the earliest origins of printing and the sacred foundations of Buddhism.
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Add this copy of Diamond Sutra-Story of the World's Earliest Dated to cart. $50.00, very good condition, Sold by Shaker Mill Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from West Stockbridge, MA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by British Library.
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illustrated. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book Clean, colorful DJ is just slightly rubbed at edges. Boards are firmly bound, pages bright & clean throughout.
Add this copy of The Diamond Sutra: The Story of the World's Earliest to cart. $73.69, good condition, Sold by Hay-on-Wye Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by British Library.
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Good. Light scratches/minor fading to dustjacket & some tears at edges. Content very good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 112 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color, Maps, Frontispiece, Figures.
Add this copy of The Diamond Sutra: the Story of the World's Earliest to cart. $107.49, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by British Library.
