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'Picture This #10' - The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 lines, University Library

The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 lines is the oldest dated and illustrated Sanskrit manuscript known worldwide.

Powerful words

Ancient manuscripts that hold important clues to India's intellectual and religious traditions will be the focus of a new study.

Elephants, dragons and a pretzel at a wedding feast

Don't miss the chance to visit one of the world's best collections of medieval manuscripts when the Parker Library welcomes visitors as part of Open Cambridge.

When a woman becomes a religious dynasty

A rare Tibetan manuscript – a treasure that had remained hidden for centuries – set in motion a journey by Hildegard Diemberger that was to bring alive the still-unfolding story of a 15th-century Tibetan princess.