Avatamsaka Sutra in Tangut Script

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Western-Script Avatamsaka Sutra, length 890cm, width 31cm. A Buddhist scroll of the Western Xia Dynasty (1038–1227), printed by movable type or woodblock. Hemp paper, inscribed in Western Xia ink script. Produced by woodblock or movable type, with Western Xia regular script and a frontispiece Buddha painting, mounted as a scroll. Western Xia period (pre-Ming). A core artifact for researching Western Xia script, Buddhist culture, and printing technology, significant for understanding the religion and culture of the Western Xia Kingdom.

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Avatamsaka Sutra in Tangut Script

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