The Diamond Sutra: The Story of the World's Earliest Dated Printed Book by Mark Barnard, Frances Wood

The Diamond Sutra: The Story of the World's Earliest Dated Printed Book

Mark Barnard, Frances Wood

112 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction informative reflective slow-paced
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The Buddhist text known as the Diamond Sutra is believed to be the oldest surviving printed book in the world. Made in 868 AD and written in Chinese, the text contains a significant dialogue on perception, and is one of the most important sacred w...

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