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Shuzen Yoketsu (Secret Teachings of Mahayana Meditation)
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- BK141
Photo No：171115_BL_0050
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| Title | Shuzen Yoketsu (Secret Teachings of Mahayana Meditation) |
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| Category | Calligraphy (B), Japanese Calligraphy, Buddhist Manuscripts |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Heian Late |
| Century | 11th |
| Year | 1076 |
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| Dimensions | Height 38.2cm Width 282cm |
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| Donor | Moriya Yoshitaka |
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The Indian priest, known in Chinese as Huizhi (J., Echi), heard and translated the Secret Teachings of Mahayana Meditation (Ch., Xiuchan yaojue; J., Shuzen yôketsu) in Yifeng 2 (677). This record documents a question-and-answer session between Buddhapali, a Brahman from Northern India, and Mingxun, a Chinese priest of Chanlin-si Temple in Chang’an. In the text, Buddhapali explains the method of Mahayana meditation as described in the four-fascicle text, Daijô shikan (Ch., Dacheng zhiguan).
This copy comes from a printed version that served as the source for the Chinese Tripitaka (J., sanz&corci;, the Buddhist writings including the sutras, precepts, and commentaries) edition compiled in Japan from 1880 to 1885, Dainihon Kôtei Daizôkyô. This text has reading aids in red and simple annotations on how to read the Chinese characters.
Japan-Heian-Late