Text, Folio 58 (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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Text, Folio 58 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra) is a 14 unspecified by Unknown, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 14
Where can I see it?: Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This is a long wooden strip with three rectangular panels. Each panel holds rows of tiny, evenly spaced black marks on a light background—like a grid of dots or dashes. The wood has two small circular holes near the ends, and the whole thing looks worn. These marks aren’t random—they’re part of an old Buddhist text written in a script called *Siddham*. It’s a page from a huge manuscript copied by hand over 900 years ago. Check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to see it in person.