It is often memorized and chanted in Buddhist monasteries because it only takes about 40 minutes to read.
A copy of it printed in 868 CE was found in a cave in China early in the 20th century, making it the oldest known dated printed book. It is often memorized and chanted in Buddhist monasteries because it only takes about 40 minutes to read. It has retained high popularity in the Mahāyāna school for over a millennium, most importantly with the Zen school of meditation, as it resonates with a central theme of "non-abiding." Better known in English with a name accurate for its durability is, FTP, this sutra whose name translates as "The Perfection of Wisdom Sutra that Cuts like a Thunderbolt."
A copy of it printed in 868 CE was found in a cave in China early in the 20th century, making it the oldest known dated printed book.
{Diamond} Sutra (or {Vajracchedika-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra})