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I think there's some minor controversy over whether it's the oldest printed book. There are some printed fragments of the Lotus sutra and Dharani sutra that mig
by throwup238 2y ago
I think there's some minor controversy over whether it's the oldest printed book. There are some printed fragments of the Lotus sutra and Dharani sutra that might be 100+ years older.
- DiscourseFan 2y agoThen its the oldest complete text. Fragments aren't themselves a book, just evidence of one.
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- teruakohatu 2y agoIt seems it’s a stretch to call it a book, as it’s a scroll just 6,000 words long. Shorter than a journal article. The oldest complete dated document would seem better.
- dudinax 2y agoThe article is careful to say the oldest dated printed book.