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- Hoshi, Volume 10 of Myohorengekyo (Lotus Sutra)
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Important Cultural Property
Hoshi, Volume 10 of Myohorengekyo (Lotus Sutra)
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- BK82
Photo No：654-16483-1
Color type：Color
| Title | Hoshi, Volume 10 of Myohorengekyo (Lotus Sutra) |
|---|---|
| Designation | Important Cultural Property |
| Artist | |
| Category | Calligraphy (B), Japanese Calligraphy, Buddhist Manuscripts |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Nara |
| Century | 8th |
| Year | |
| Quantity | |
| Materials | |
| Dimensions | Height 26.2cm Width 214cm |
| Inscription by | |
| Signature/Seals Etc | |
| Donor | Moriya Yoshitaka |
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Normally the Lotus Sutra is transcribed in columns of a standard seventeen characters. Unusually, this manuscript of the sutra’s tenth chapter averages only twelve characters per column. The bold, vigorous characters suggest this sutra was copied by a Buddhist scribe of the Nara period (710–794).
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