[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Veneration of the book # Veneration of the book This sandstone panel is decorated with an assembly of seated figures performing homage to the pedestal-stand in the centre of the composition. The stand supports a cloth-wrapped manuscript (‘pustaka’) that symbolises the Buddha’s teachings. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1000–1200 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-659-1883](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-659-1883) · Pramāṇa