World’s Oldest Datable Printed Book Is वज्रच्छेदिका प्रज्ञापारमितासूत्र (Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra), Printed On Wood Block in 868 CE

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World’s Oldest Datable Printed Book वज्रच्छेदिका प्रज्ञापारमितासूत्र is a 16 feet long scroll printed on wood block in 868 CE.

Its English translation here:https://t.co/iHgPjRK7GRhttps://t.co/TdtOWeGL8f

— Subhash Kak (@subhashkak1) June 10, 2019

This earliest datable printed book was the translation of the Diamond Sutra done by Kumarajiva in 401. It is a classic and still widely used. For Kumarajiva, see this:https://t.co/XsX0W17O7V

— Subhash Kak (@subhashkak1) June 11, 2019