Manuscript of the Asthasahasrika Prajnaparamita-Sutra
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ABM 006

 Code: ABM 006

  Country: India (north-east)

  Style: Late Pala Style

  Date: 1100 - 1200

  Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 28.2 x 5.3

  Materials: Palm leaf

Manuscript of the Asthasahasrika Prajnaparamita-Sutra

This three palm-leaf sheets originally formed part of a Asthasahasrika Prajnaparamita manuscript. Each sheet shows on both sides five lines of Sanskrit text written in Devanagari script and is illustrated with a Buddhist deity, namely Vajrapani, Mahakala, and four still unidentified Bodhisattvas. The vertical borders on each side of the pages and the space between the text and the illustration are decorated with floral designs painted in yellow and red.