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I think there's some minor controversy over whether it's the oldest printed book. There are some printed fragments of the Lotus sutra and Dharani sutra that might be 100+ years older.


It seems it’s a stretch to call it a book, as it’s a scroll just 6,000 words long. Shorter than a journal article.

The oldest complete dated document would seem better.


The article is careful to say the oldest dated printed book.


Then its the oldest complete text. Fragments aren't themselves a book, just evidence of one.




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