calligraphy considered suyat calligraphy south asia india religious texts frequent purpose indian calligraphy monastic buddhist communities members trained calligraphy shared responsibility duplicating sacred scriptures jaina traders incorporated illustrated manuscripts celebrating jaina saints manuscripts produced using inexpensive material like palm leave birch fine calligraphy nepal nepalese calligraphy primarily created using ranjana script script along derivatives like lantsa phagpa kutila used nepal tibet bhutan leh mongolia coastal japan korea write om mani padme hum sacred
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