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Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 603 : Daihannya-haramitta-kyō, kan gohyaku-yonjū (Sutra of Great Wisdom Chapter 540)
The handscroll of Daihannya-haramitta-kyō, the Sutra of Great Wisdom, chapter five hundred and forty, consists of a simple sheet of paper without mounting. The complete version of the sutra encompasses six-hundred chapters. It was introduced to China from India by the monk, scholar and translator Xuanzang, who translated the sutra into Chinese in the 7th century before it was imported into Japan. …
Subject
- Medieval (European)
- reading culture
- Reading culture (medieval)
- Middle Ages
- Reading culture
Date
- 1100-1199
- 1100/1199
Medium
- parchment
- Parchment
Subject
- Medieval (European)
- reading culture
- Reading culture (medieval)
- Middle Ages
- Reading culture
Date
- 1100-1199
- 1100/1199
Medium
- parchment
- Parchment
Providing institution
Aggregator
Intermediate provider
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Creation date
- very likely 12th century
- 1100/1199
Current location
- Cologny
Identifier
- Cod. Bodmer 603
- http://www.manuscriptorium.com/object/FMBC__CODBODMER6031AYSYC0
Extent
- 23.6 x 883 cm
Format
- codex
- Codex
Language
- zho
- zho
Is part of
- Art of Reading in the Middle Ages: previously digitised item
Is referenced by
- IIIF Manifest: https://www.e-codices.ch/metadata/iiif/fmb-cb-0603/manifest.json.
Providing country
- Czech Republic
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2022-06-15T20:53:43.070Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-06-15T20:53:43.070Z