Text, Folio 29 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This is a long wooden block with three raised panels. Each panel has tiny, carved letters arranged in neat rows. The wood looks worn, and the letters are dark against the lighter surface. The letters are part of a Buddhist text, written in an old script. The block was made over 900 years ago, in Nepal. Look up The Cleveland Museum of Art to see more objects like this.
