Antique Chinese Wood Hand Carved Calligraphy Printing Block
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Authentic Antique Chinese Wood Printing Block, measures 17" x8-1/8" x 1-1/8".Museum quality antique with minimal wear.Professional translation of "chart" reveals wood block subject is Buddhistphilosophy, including discussion of "Baso's 4 Principles and 100negations;" which are central to Zen Buddhism. Possibly from "The Bookof Serenity." Many such early printing blocks were burned by the religiousadherents themselves (paying homage to impermanence). Others were destroyed during the Cul...tural Revolution.
$19.99 shipping within continental U.S. only. International shipping through eBay's Global Shipping Program additional. Buyer responsible for any duty fees or taxes.A modern author states:"The Four Propositionsand One Hundred Negations of Nargajuna are as follows:1. Everything thatis, does not come out from itself. (singularity)2. Everything thatis, does not come from something else. (plurality)3. Everything thatis, does not result from adding one thing to another. (existence)4. Everything thatis, does not come out from nothing. (non-existence)About thesepropositions, four types of statements can be made: affirmative, negative, affirmative and negative, and the negation of both affirmative and negative.(4 x 4 = 16)About these sixteen, three kinds of statements can be made: past, present , future. (16 x 3 = 48)And about theseforty-eight, there can be two aspects: the actual (the real), and the potential(the ideal). (2 x 48 = 96)Together with theoriginal four propositions there are 100 negative propositions.(96 + 4 = 100)."
$19.99 shipping within continental U.S. only. International shipping through eBay's Global Shipping Program additional. Buyer responsible for any duty fees or taxes.A modern author states:"The Four Propositionsand One Hundred Negations of Nargajuna are as follows:1. Everything thatis, does not come out from itself. (singularity)2. Everything thatis, does not come from something else. (plurality)3. Everything thatis, does not result from adding one thing to another. (existence)4. Everything thatis, does not come out from nothing. (non-existence)About thesepropositions, four types of statements can be made: affirmative, negative, affirmative and negative, and the negation of both affirmative and negative.(4 x 4 = 16)About these sixteen, three kinds of statements can be made: past, present , future. (16 x 3 = 48)And about theseforty-eight, there can be two aspects: the actual (the real), and the potential(the ideal). (2 x 48 = 96)Together with theoriginal four propositions there are 100 negative propositions.(96 + 4 = 100)."
