National Treasure

Fragmentary Volume of Senju Sengen Daranikyo Sutra (Also Known as Genbogankyo)
千手千眼陀羅尼経残巻(玄昉願経)
Calligraphy & Books · Nara, 8th centuryKyoto NM
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This commentary on yellow hemp paper was an offering by the priest Gyoshin (d. 750), who trained at Horyu-ji Temple. The postscript of this text tells us that Gyoshin died before its completion, and the commentary was copied in its entirety through the efforts of his disciples. The regnal year Jingo Keiun 1 (767) is written over Tenpyo Jingo 3, because the era changed on the sixteenth day of the eighth month of that year.
— Museum description: Kyoto National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.















