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Hoke-kyō (Saddharma-puṇḍarīka sūtra), with each character enthroned inside a stupa, Vol.3; 5

一字宝塔法華経 巻第三・巻第五
Hoke-kyō (Saddharma-puṇḍarīka sūtra), with each character enthroned inside a stupa, Vol.3; 5 (一字宝塔法華経 巻第三・巻第五)
PLATE IImage: Nara National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Calligraphy & Book · Heian period, 12th century · held by Nara National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
1101–1200
Catalogue ID
cobas-15923

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{i=>[Saddharmapuṇḍarīka-sūtra, Fahua jing, Hoke kyō], content=>[Each character of the Lotus Sutra (Skt. , ; Ch. , ; J. , ) is written in gold and enshrined in its own jeweled pagoda. Shinzei Nyūdō (dates unknown) had this created with a prayer to be reborn in the Pure Land in 1163 (Chōkan 1). The frontispiece features a painting expressing the sutra’s teachings in visual form that is copied from a woodblock-printed edition of the Lotus Sutra brought to Japan from Song-dynasty China.]}

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

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Cite this page: “Hoke-kyō (Saddharma-puṇḍarīka sūtra), with each character enthroned inside a stupa, Vol.3; 5(一字宝塔法華経 巻第三・巻第五).” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-15923. Nara National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/hoke-ky-saddharma-pu-ar-ka-s-tra-with-each-character-enthroned-inside-a-stupa-vol-3-5/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Writings
  • Material: Handscroll, gold dust on deep-blue paper
  • Category: Calligraphy:Category:Books:Buddhist texts
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • 員数: 2巻
  • 分類: 書跡
  • 種別: 書跡:分類:典籍:仏典
  • 品質形状: 紺紙 金字 巻子

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