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Important Art Object
Daihoshaku kyo (Da baoji jing) Sutra, Volume 46
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- BK90
Photo No：46-74
Color type：Monochrome
| Title | Daihoshaku kyo (Da baoji jing) Sutra, Volume 46 |
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| Designation | Important Art Object |
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| Category | Calligraphy (B), Japanese Calligraphy, Buddhist Manuscripts |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Heian Prophase |
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| Dimensions | Height 27.5cm Width 1065cm |
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| Signature/Seals Etc | |
| Donor | Moriya Yoshitaka |
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This scripture is a variant of the Ratnakula Sutra (Ch., Da baoji jing; J., Daihôshaku kyô), chapter 36, translated by Vimoksaprajnarsi and Prajnaruci during the Northern Wei dynasty (386-535). The sutra tells of the debate between the virtuous youth Sudana (J., Zenjui) and the bodhisattva Manjusri (J., Monju),
The red seal of Jingo-ji Temple stamped on the lower half at the beginning of the scroll suggests that this manuscript originally belonged to a set of the entire sutra compendium (J., issaikyô) from Jingo-ji. According to the scholar Tanaka Kaidô, in Nihon shakyô sôkan (Compendium of Japanese Sutra Manuscripts), "There are two issaikyô sets on Mount Takao (Jingo-ji), one in gold ink on indigo paper donated by Emperor Goshirakawa (1127-92), the other in black ink on plain paper" (Kyoto: Shibunkaku, 1974). This sutra appears to be from the latter set.
Japan-Heian-Early