Art Talk: Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Verses

Katherine Kasdorf, Associate Curator of Arts of Asia and the Islamic World, helps oversee the collections of the Arts of Asia, the Islamic World, and the Ancient Middle East at the DIA. Here, she discusses "Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Verses" — a Buddhist manuscript from eastern India, produced around 860 years ago. The DIA is a leader in education, providing one-of-a-kind access to history and cultures not found in books, on TV or online. Learn more: