Admonitions to the Monks (Subcommentary on the Quadripartite Pratimoksa by Sramana Hui)

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Admonitions to the Monks (Subcommentary on the Quadripartite Pratimoksa by Sramana Hui)

Mid- 9th century

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

This text, written in a combination of standard script and semicursive script calligraphy, outlines rules of mental and physical discipline for monks. The red check marks that appear throughout the text were notations made by a priest at the Qianyuan Temple at Shazhou (Dunhuang).

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Object Details

Title:

Admonitions to the Monks (Subcommentary on the Quadripartite Pratimoksa by Sramana Hui)
Si fen jie ben shu (juan di si)

Date:

Mid- 9th century

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

Medium:

Ink on paper; unmounted handscroll

Dimensions:

11 3/4 inches × 34 feet 7 3/4 inches (29.8 × 1056 cm)

Classification:

Calligraphy

Credit Line:

Gift of Alice Boney, 1968

Accession Number:

1968-227-1

Geography:

Made in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China, Asia

Context:

Dynasty: Tang Dynasty (618-907)

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