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World鈥檚 oldest, illustrated Sanskrit manuscript launches India Unboxed film series

12 Jun 2017

What connects a head-hunter鈥檚 trophy, a meteorite, Hercules, a painting of a Hindu temple, an ornate desk, a brass instrument, a tin of tea (unopened...

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How yaks and humans have lived in partnership for centuries

18 Nov 2015

探花直播Cambridge Animal Alphabet series celebrates Cambridge鈥檚 connections with animals through literature, art, science and society. Here, Y is for Yak...

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Folio 13 verso, a representation of the goddess Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩

探花直播1,000-year-old manuscript and the stories it tells

09 May 2015

One of the greatest treasures of Cambridge 探花直播 Library is a Buddhist manuscript that was produced in Kathmandu exactly 1,000 years ago. The...

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Animal, vegetable, mineral: the making of Buddhist texts

12 Jul 2014

探花直播wide-ranging objects on display at Buddha鈥檚 Word, an exhibition at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, show how Tibetan book makers used...

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