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Sutra of Perfect

                                                                                                                                             Enlightenment



                                                                                                                                             China, 1350-1400
                                                                                                                                             19 × 41.2 cm, gold ink on paper
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                                                                                                                                             This manuscript is a version of the Sutra of Perfect
                                                                                                                                             Enlightenment, a Buddhist text whose translation into
                                                                                                                                             Chinese during the Tang Dynasty (618-907) is known
                                                                                                                                             for its overriding influence on Zen Buddhism.
                                                                                                                                             The 12-chapter text revolves around Buddha’s                                                                    Louvre Abu Dhabi
                                                                                                                                             preaching of the Law of Perfect Enlightenment to
                                                                                                                                             Manjusri and eleven other bodhisattvas.


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