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.
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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Harapan ng Diamond Sutra, inilimbag noong 868 KP. Kasalukuyang nasa British Library.
The Buddha, surrounded by 9 disciples, an imperial court, bodhisattvas, and other celestial beings, instructs his tenth chief disciple, the kneeling Subhutii, on the illusory nature of all phenomena, including "self."