Imperial Edict

It is the order from Emperor Sheng of granting edict the sutra in the 27th year of Wanli Period. The edict was written on a piece of light yellow wax paper which is 86.5 cm long and 40 cm wide. It was framed by 7.5 cm wide boards which were engraved with twelve golden flying dragons. The characters are neatly written, and meaningful. It was stamped by the emperor's seal on which the characters were cut in relief, the red colour of the stamp has not faded yet. The edict serves as an important document for the study of buddhist history and in China. It is now kept in Jiuhua historical Museum. It is a first gade historic relic.

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