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"Benefits of the Teacher of the Law" Chapter of the "Lotus Sutra"

法華経 法師功徳品
"Benefits of the Teacher of the Law" Chapter of the "Lotus Sutra" (法華経 法師功徳品)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Calligraphy & Book · Heian period, 12th century · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
1101–1200
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-57542

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This chapter from the [Lotus Sutra] promises blessings to all who recite and copy this sacred Buddhist writing. Japan’s nobility commissioned many ornately decorated copies of the sutra as acts of devotion. This example features gold and silver decorations that have elegantly tarnished over the centuries.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “"Benefits of the Teacher of the Law" Chapter of the "Lotus Sutra"（法華経 法師功徳品）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-57542. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/benefits-of-the-teacher-of-the-law-chapter-of-the-lotus-sutra/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Calligraphy
  • Material: Ink on decorated paper
  • Category: Calligraphy:Category:Books:Buddhist texts
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • 員数: 1巻
  • 分類: 書跡
  • 品質形状: 彩箋墨書
  • 種別: 書跡:分類:典籍:仏典
  • 法量: 本紙 縦25 長330

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