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Segment of Kongo Hannyakyo Kaidai (Commentary on the Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra)
金剛般若経開題残巻
Calligraphy & Books · Heian, 9th centuryKyoto NM
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This commentary by Myôichi (728-798, of the Konkômyô saishôôkyô (Golden Light Sutra of the Most Victorious Kings) is based on and includes a passage from an earlier commentary entitled Jin guangming zuishengwang jing shu (J., Konkômyô saishôôkyô sho), written by Huizhao (650-714). The number of characters per line is irregular, with nineteen to twenty characters in most lines and as many as twenty-five small characters in some lines. It is also unusual as a rare example of a complete ten-volume set.
— Museum description: Kyoto National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.










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