Forms of Sa-Paper Manuscripts in Sipsong Panna
…atively common. For example, the five copies of the Agama Sutra (阿含经), where important doctrines of Theravāda Buddhism are recorded and which were found to be well preserved in the Sipsong Panna region, are al…
In the Sipsong Panna region, there are three main forms of sa-paper manuscripts. The first, the ordinary wide-breadth manuscript, measures about 18cm x 25cm and has 14 to 20 lines per page. The second