Sutra Mi pham - Pad ma dkar po

Small antique prayer text (sutra); "Mi pham - Pad ma dkar po; the leaves were made around the 19th century. The original text was written by Padma Dkar Po (1527 - 1592) and deals with the in-between world of death & life; 10 double-sided leaves, sutras are short Buddhist texts or verses and contain the Buddha's teachings (Dharma, Sanskrit: धर्मसूत्र dharmasūtra).

Padma dkar po (Künkhyen Pema Karpo) was the head of the Drugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism and an eminent scholar;

Page 2 missing; the cover has been pasted once; the paper is fragile, yellowed and shows strong signs of use at the margins; signs of use commensurate with age (see photos); dimensions: approx. 7 x 19 cm; inspected by the Institute of South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies | University of Vienna