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![On This Day In History: 'Diamond Sutra' The Oldest Dated, Printed Book Is Published - On May 11, 868 - Ancient Pages On This Day In History: 'Diamond Sutra' The Oldest Dated, Printed Book Is Published - On May 11, 868 - Ancient Pages](https://www.ancientpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/oldestbook5.jpg)
On This Day In History: 'Diamond Sutra' The Oldest Dated, Printed Book Is Published - On May 11, 868 - Ancient Pages
![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 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](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/MP8BJH/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-ie-868-ce-currently-located-in-the-british-library-london-according-to-the-british-library-it-is-the-earliest-complete-survival-of-a-dated-printed-book-british-library-or8210p2-deutsch-seite-des-diamant-sutra-gedruckt-im-9-jahr-der-ra-xintng-der-tang-dynastie-868-n-chr-ist-es-das-weltweit-lteste-vollstndig-erhaltene-sicher-zu-datierende-exemplar-des-buchdrucks-868-date-of-diamond-sutra-english-the-MP8BJH.jpg)
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
![The Prajna paramita, 868 AD also called the Diamond Sutra is a Mahayana sutra from the Prajñāpāramitā, or "Perfection of Wisdom" genre, and emphasizes the practice of non-abiding and non-attachment. this copy The Prajna paramita, 868 AD also called the Diamond Sutra is a Mahayana sutra from the Prajñāpāramitā, or "Perfection of Wisdom" genre, and emphasizes the practice of non-abiding and non-attachment. this copy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/DYERRR/the-prajna-paramita-868-ad-also-called-the-diamond-sutra-is-a-mahayana-DYERRR.jpg)