On March 20, 1984, President Li Xiannian visited Nepal and presented King Birendra with a photocopy of the palm-leaf manuscript of the Lotus Sutra. President Li remarked, "This represents the culmination of many years of research by Chinese Sanskrit scholars. It has been recently compiled, photocopied, and published, with a total of 200 volumes released. This is a very valuable Sanskrit text."
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On March 20, 1984, President Li Xiannian visited Nepal and presented King Birendra with a photocopy of the palm-leaf manuscript of the Lotus Sutra. President Li remarked, "This represents the culmination of many years of research by Chinese Sanskrit scholars. It has been recently compiled, photocopied, and published, with a total of 200 volumes released. This is a very valuable Sanskrit text."