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English: Frontispiece, Diamond Sutra from Cave 17, Dunhuang, ink on paper.

A page from the Diamond Sutra, printed in the 9th year of Xiantong Era of the Tang dynasty, i.e. 868 CE. Currently located in the British Library, London. This sutra was discovered at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, but probably printed in Sichuan (see "Printed dated copy of the Diamond Sutra").

According to the British Library, it is “the earliest complete survival of a dated printed book”.

British Library Or.8210/P.2

Deutsch: Seite des Diamant-Sutra. Gedruckt im 9. Jahr der Ära Xiántōng der Tang-Dynastie (868 n. Chr.) ist es das weltweit älteste vollständig erhaltene, sicher zu datierende Exemplar des Buchdrucks.
Datum (date of Diamond Sutra)
Fons Zoomable image from the British Library's Online Gallery. Originally uploaded to en:Wikipedia (log) in January 2008 by Fconaway (talk) and in November 2009 by Earthsound (talk).
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English: The colophon, at the inner end, reads: Reverently [caused to be] made for universal free distribution by Wang Jie on behalf of his two parents on the 13th of the 4th moon of the 9th year of Xiantong [i.e. 11th May, CE 868 ].

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recentissima10:49, 25 Novembris 2009Minutum speculum redactionis 10:49, 25 Novembris 2009 factae4 917 × 3 438 (10.38 megaocteti)Earthsoundhigher resolution version on en.wikipedia
13:59, 2 Iunii 2009Minutum speculum redactionis 13:59, 2 Iunii 2009 factae621 × 401 (100 chiliocteti)Sitethief{{Information |Description= A page from the Diamond Sutra, printed in the 9th year of Xiantong Era of the Tang Dynasty, i.e. 868 CE. Currently located in the British Library, London. |Source= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jingangjing.jpg]

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