Birch bark manuscript
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birch-bark-manuscript-177-15554851
title:
Birch bark manuscript
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Birch bark manuscripts are documents written on pieces of the inner layer of birch bark, which was commonly used for writing before the mass production of paper. Evidence of birch bark for writing goes back many centuries and appears in various cultures. The oldest such manuscripts are the numerous Gandhāran Buddhist texts from approximately the 1st century CE, from what is now Afghanistan. They contain among the earliest known versions of significant Buddhist scriptures, including a Dhammapada,
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Documents written on the inner layer of birch bark
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch_bark_manuscript
date created:
2005-02-17T06:10:52Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T08:41:52Z
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