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Segment of Nanhai jigui neifa chuan (Record of Buddhism as Practiced in India), Volume 4

南海寄帰内法伝巻第四残巻
Segment of Nanhai jigui neifa chuan (Record of Buddhism as Practiced in India), Volume 4 (南海寄帰内法伝巻第四残巻)
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At a glance — Calligraphy & Book · Nara period, 8th century · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

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Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Date
701–800
Dimensions
Height25.4cm:Width142.3cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-4438

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In 691 (Tienshou 2), Yijing, a monk of the Tang dynasty (618-907), recorded his observations, including the daily lives of monks and nuns in India and the various lands of the South Seas. Though his writing is extremely abstruse, this edition includes annotations that serve as reading aids. The beginning and end of this manuscript have been lost. Yijing's travelogue was well known to later generations well into the Edo period (1615-1868), when the Shingon priest Jiun Onkô (1718-1804) wrote a commentary explaining the meaning of this work.

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Cite this page: “Segment of Nanhai jigui neifa chuan (Record of Buddhism as Practiced in India), Volume 4（南海寄帰内法伝巻第四残巻）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-4438. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/segment-of-nanhai-jigui-neifa-chuan-record-of-buddhism-as-practiced-in-india-volume-4/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Calligraphy
  • Category: Calligraphy:Category:Books:Buddhist texts|Calligraphy:Region:Japan|Calligraphy:Period:Japan:Nara period|Calligraphy:Formats and mountings:Handscrolls
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Size: Height25.4cm:Width142.3cm
  • 員数: 1巻
  • 種別: 書跡:分類:典籍:仏典|書跡:地域:日本|書跡:時代:日本:奈良|書跡:装丁・形態:巻子
  • 分類: 書跡
  • 法量: 縦25.4cm:横142.3cm

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