{"product_id":"daihannyaharamita-kyo-the-greater-wisdom-of-perfection-sutra-volume-45-circa-1050-1185-a-rare-heian-period-manuscript-sutra","title":"Daihannyaharamita-kyo (The Greater Wisdom of Perfection Sutra Volume 45), Circa 1050-1185. A Rare Heian Period Manuscript 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:\u003c\/span\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';\"\u003eDaihannyaharamita-kyo (The Greater Wisdom of Perfection Sutra Volume 45), Circa 1050-1185. A Rare Heian Period Manuscript Sutra\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Translation of Xuánzàng\u003cbr\u003eCondition: 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';\"\u003eA Late Heian Period, mid 11th to late 12th century manuscript edition of the Daihannyaharamita-kyo or Da bore Boluomi Duo Yan Biao Di, also known as the Great Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra or Mahaprajnaparamita, being the 45th fascicle of the original 600, taken from the first collection of Prajñāpāramitā verses. This example has been written in the fashion of the printed Kasuga-Ban imprints, 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';\"\u003eThe sutra has been written on strong mulberry paper and using a fine ink in a bold, blocky font, which does compare favorably to several Heian Period Sutras digitized on the KNM Collection Database (Objects BK97, BK145, BK146).\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 has been written in a five-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 manuscript in \u003ci\u003eorihon\u003c\/i\u003e format (27 x 9.2 cm), 100 leaves\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 manuscript is in good shape, with minor wear and pinprick worming to the covers. There are some marginal worm tracks throughout, some being repaired, with minor character loss. There are some old repairs to the rear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"That Guy With The Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51634199527735,"sku":null,"price":20000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/1589\/4371\/files\/20251228_235305.jpg?v=1769912392","url":"https:\/\/thatguywiththebooks.com\/products\/daihannyaharamita-kyo-the-greater-wisdom-of-perfection-sutra-volume-45-circa-1050-1185-a-rare-heian-period-manuscript-sutra","provider":"That Guy With The Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}