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Various Sanskrit Manuscripts of the Saddharmapundariikasutra and Their Translations in the World

Author: Shi GuilingSilver Editor Source: South Asian StudiesTime :2014-04-24 14:22:00

  ABSTRACT: In the 19th and early 20th centuries, a good number of pattra manuscripts of the Saddharmapundariikasutra in Sanskrit were discovered in the interior of China, Xinjiang, Tibet, Nepal and Kashmir. They are now scattered and mainly kept in various libraries in countries such as China, UK, France, Germany, Russia, India, Nepal and Japan. This paper has discussed their diversified scripts and translations in the World.

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