Demonstrates the wealth and diversity of India's manuscript traditions and communicates a lasting impression of India as a multifarious and multicultural society that holds knowledge and knowledge systems in high regard. This title introduces manuscripts, books, and related documents that span a timescale of almost two millennia of Indian history. 'The Word is Sacred; Sacred is The Word: The Indian Manuscript Tradition' sets out to demonstrate the wealth and diversity of India's manuscript traditions and to communicate a lasting impression of India as a.