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Buddhist Relics and Their Blessings

舎利啓白文
Buddhist Relics and Their Blessings (舎利啓白文)
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At a glance — Calligraphy & Book · Kamakura period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan · Daikyu Shonen.

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Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
1278
Creator
Daikyu Shonen (大休正念)
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-57496

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This was written by Daxiu Zhengnian (Daikyu Shonen), a Zen priest who travelled to Japan from Southern Song dynasty China. It records of the origins of some [Sarira] (Buddhist relics) and it extols their blessings.

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

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Buddhist Relics and Their Blessings（舎利啓白文）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-57496. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/buddhist-relics-and-their-blessings/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Calligraphy
  • Material: Ink on paper
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • 員数: 1巻
  • 分類: 書跡
  • 品質形状: 紙本墨書
  • 法量: 本紙 縦31.6 長327.6

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