Description: measures 6 by 8 inches with approximately 50 pagesthe front & back are covered with a beautiful fabric from Bhutan hand made lokta paper is made from the fast growing & renewable Daphne shrubLokta bushes proliferate in open clusters or colonies on the southern slopes of Nepal's Himalayan forests between 1,600 and 4,000 mLokta paper's durability and resistance to tearing, humidity, insects and mildew have traditionally made lokta paper the preferred choice for the recording of official government records (see photo on right) and sacred religious textsmade the same way for thousands of years Nepalese handmade lokta paper is made from the fibrous inner bark of high elevation evergreen shrubs primarily from two species of Daphne shrubs The earliest surviving lokta paper document appears in Nepal's National Archives in Kathmandu in the form of the sacred Buddhist text, the Karanya Buha Sutra. The Karanya Buha Sutra was written in Lichchhavi script and block printed on lokta paper and is estimated to be between 1,000 and 1,900 years old Buy With Confidence: We are practicing Buddhists We respect the importance of these religious materials We use the same products that we sell USA-based View more great items
Price: 13.59 USD
Location: Friday Harbor, Washington
End Time: 2025-01-27T21:03:20.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Made in Nepal
paper: blank natural traditional lokta
Signed: No
Special Attributes: Fabric from Bhutan
Cover Material: Fabric
Personalized: No
MPN: Does Not Apply
Manufacture: hand made paper in hand made journal
Country/Region of Manufacture: Nepal
Modified Item: No
