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Commentary on Vajracchedikā-sūtra, by priest Kūkai
空海筆 金剛般若経開題残巻(三十八行)
Calligraphy & Books · Heian, 9th centuryNara NM
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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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