Incomplete Diamond Cutter Sutra

Incomplete text. No title given on title page has: recto - 3 illuminations of painted solo Buddha figures (darkened and therefore obscured); verso has 'Rgya gar skad du' [‘In Indian language’]. Tibetan title given in text folio 2r-3v: 'Phag pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa rdo rje gcod pa zhes by...

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Date(s) of creation: Nineteenth century
Level: Item
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Reference number: MS 381218
Summary: Incomplete text. No title given on title page has: recto - 3 illuminations of painted solo Buddha figures (darkened and therefore obscured); verso has 'Rgya gar skad du' [‘In Indian language’]. Tibetan title given in text folio 2r-3v: 'Phag pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa rdo rje gcod pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po'i mdo'. Handwritten (black ink with occasional red ink) with mostly 5 lines per side and numbered 1-72ff. Folia numbers 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 missing. 2 extra unnumbered folio – title folio and end folio. Many bsdus yig (compressed words or phrases) used. [Buddha Śakyamuni]
Extent: 68 ff
Custodial history: Gift from Peter Tydeman to SOAS Library
Acquisition: Transferred by Jotika Khur-Yearn, Subject Librarian (South East Asia & Pacific Islands) to Archives & Special Collections on 16 July 2014.
Access status: Restrictions apply
Access conditions: Please consult with an Archivist before ordering this item
Language: Tibetan
Scripts: dbu can
Physical description: 36.7 x 9.4 cm. Manuscript placed between wooden (?teak) boards.
Format: Archive