{"product_id":"daihannyaharamita-kyo-the-great-prajnaparamita-sutra-volume-145-circa-1222-1227-a-rare-karoku-ban-edition-of-the-great-perfection-of-wisdom-sutra","title":"Daihannyaharamita-kyo (The Great Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra Volume 145), Circa 1222-1227. A Rare Karoku-Ban edition of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eTitle: Daihannyaharamita-kyo (The Great Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra Volume 145), Circa 1222-1227. A Rare Karoku-Ban edition of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Translation of Xuánzàng\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eAn extremely rare Early Kamakura Period, early 13th century woodblock printed edition of the Daihannyaharamita-kyo or Da bore Boluomi Duo Yan Biao Di, also known as the Great Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras or Mahaprajnaparamita, being the 151st and 196th fascicles of the original 600, taken from the first collection of Prajñāpāramitā verses. This is part of the Karoku-ban edition printed from 1222-27, utilizing the Xuánzàng Prajñāpāramitā Library translation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eTranslated as the Great Perfection of Wisdom, it is derived from the collection of Chinese scholar and translator \u003cb\u003eXuánzàng\u003c\/b\u003e, who possessed a massive Sanskrit collection of Prajñāpāramitā sutras, which he later returned to China with, and later condensed into 600 scrolls, containing 5 million Chinese characters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThe collection comprises of 16 Prajñāpāramitā texts, among which includes the Diamond sutra, being scroll number 577.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eEach sutra has been printed on strong mulberry paper and printed using a very fine ink in a bushy font, which would be expected for most Kasuga and Karoko-ban editions of the Kamkura and Muromachi Period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThe sutra is printed n a single column format, with up to 17 characters per column.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eOne printed handscroll of sutras, 27.7 cm x 896 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThis handscroll is in good shape, with some rubbing and wear to the outer covers. There are worm tracks throughout, mostly to the upper and lower margins, with a couple of smaller worm tracks to the text, that become gradually larger and worse to the last 200 cm or so.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"That Guy With The Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51634367660343,"sku":null,"price":9750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/1589\/4371\/files\/20260111_233641.jpg?v=1769974229","url":"https:\/\/thatguywiththebooks.com\/products\/daihannyaharamita-kyo-the-great-prajnaparamita-sutra-volume-145-circa-1222-1227-a-rare-karoku-ban-edition-of-the-great-perfection-of-wisdom-sutra","provider":"That Guy With The Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}