Question

Name the oldest japanese book printed and name its features

Answer 1

the oldest Japanese book was the Diamond Sutra printed by the Buddhist missionaries . It has woodcut illustrations

Answer 2

Diamond Sutra is the oldest printed book of Japan

1. This book has only 6000 words and is a portion of an extended canon of “sutras” in Mahayana wing of Buddhism.

2. The Diamond Sutra contains six sheets of texts and woodcut designs.

3. This book contains the conversation of the Gautama Buddha with a senior monk Subhuti.