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Tibetan artefacts exhibition opens in Beijing

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10:10, March 08, 2013

An enchanting collection of Tibetan Buddhist artefacts has just become available for all to see in Beijing. The show features texts of ancient Buddhist scriptures, which have great literary value--They are also beautifully crafted works of art. (Chinanews.com)

An enchanting collection of Tibetan Buddhist artefacts has just become available for all to see in Beijing. The show features texts of ancient Buddhist scriptures, which have great literary value. They are also beautifully crafted works of art.

These are called pattra-leaf scriptures -- the writings are carved on pattra leaves by pens made of iron or bamboo. This one is more than 1000 years old.

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