The frontispiece of the Diamond Sutra from cave 17, Dunhuang, invites the viewer to contemplate the Buddha's writings within by representing

a) an image of the Buddha.
b) a landscape with footprints but devoid of humans or animals.
c) an isolated banyan tree.
d) elephants drinking at a river.

Answer: a

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