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- Record of Nembutsu Practice in the Hand of Tokugawa Ieyasu
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Important Art Object
Record of Nembutsu Practice in the Hand of Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Museum No.
- BK893
| Title | Record of Nembutsu Practice in the Hand of Tokugawa Ieyasu |
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| Designation | Important Art Object |
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| Category | Calligraphy(B), Japanese Calligraphy |
| Region | Japan |
| Period | Momoyama |
| Century | 17th |
| Year | 1612 |
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| Donor | Yotsui Hajime |
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The daily record of repetitions of vocal Nembutsu was called "Daily Nembutsu practice" (J., nikka nenbutsu), which was abbreviated to "Daily practice" (J., nikka) or "Honorable daily practice" (o nikka). Depending on where they were inscribed in the Amitabha Sutra (J., Amida kyô) or Visualization [of Amitabha] Sutra (Hannya sanmai kyô), the repetitions were performed by Nembutsu practitioners.
This Record of Nenbutsu Practice is said to have been written by the first Tokugawa shogun, Ieyasu (1542-1616). Though the years annotated throughout this manuscript correspond to Ieyasu's lifetime, there is no firm evidence that it was written in his hand. However, Ieyasu was known to be a firm devotee of the Pure Land sect (J., Jôdo-shû).
Japan-Momoyama