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Volume of the Buddhist Kangyur

Manuscript
17th century-18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Xigazê (made)

The canon of Buddhist scripture, or Kanjur, was largely inherited from India and is used today in Tibet. It comprisse 108 volumes of scripture that were collected and arranged in their final form by the great scholar and religious master Buton Rinpoche (1290-1364).


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TitleVolume of the Buddhist Kangyur (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Leaves of paper prepared from inner bark of shrub (Daphne cannabina), gold lettering
Paper
Gold-Leaf
Writing (Processes)
Brief description
Manuscript Book of Lamaist scriptures (Kahgyur), paper gold, Tibet, 17th-19th century.
Physical description
Mnauscript Book of the Lamaist scriptures (Kahgyur); forty-five leaves within two plain outer leaves, originally placed between wooden book-covers. Tibetan characters are written in gold leaf on a blue-black background.
Marks and inscriptions
title: Arya Aparamita a yur dzna nama maha yana sutra
Translation
The noble Mahayana Sutra named "Unlimited Vitality and Knowledge"
Credit line
Purchased from the Baillie Gallery
Object history
Purchased from the Baillie Gallery. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project.

RP 1910- 2707M
Production
Possibly made in Tashilhunpo monastery.
Summary
The canon of Buddhist scripture, or Kanjur, was largely inherited from India and is used today in Tibet. It comprisse 108 volumes of scripture that were collected and arranged in their final form by the great scholar and religious master Buton Rinpoche (1290-1364).
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.116-1910

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Record createdDecember 20, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O119991/volume-of-the-buddhist-kangyur-manuscript-unknown/
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