Question

state an important characteristic of the oldest Japanese book, diamond sutra

Answer 1

The oldest Japanese book diamond sutra had woodcut illustrations and had six sheets.

Answer 2

Following are the characteristics of the book The Diamond Sutra:

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.