In considering medieval illustrated Buddhist manuscripts as sacred objects of cultic innovation, <i>Receptacle of the Sacred</i> explores how and why the South Asian Buddhist book-cult has survived for almost two millennia to the present. A book «manuscript» should be understood as a form of sacred space: a temple in microcosm, not only imbued with divine presence but also layered with the memories of many generations of users. Jinah Kim argues that illustrating a manuscript with...
