VIDEO: Diamond Sutra frontispiece explained

Wednesday, October 24, 201812:14 AM(View: 8840)
VIDEO: Diamond Sutra frontispiece explained
"Conrad Walters, co-author of "Journeys on the Silk Road", explains the symbolism behind the opening image of the world's oldest printed book -- the Diamond Sutra of 868AD. The illustration is, itself, the world's oldest-known image in a printed book."

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