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Daihannyaharamittakyo (Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra), Volume 451

Museum No.
BK145

This volume comes from a set of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra (Skt., Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra; J., Daihannyakyô) that was dedicated by the priest Eijun (n.d.) and copied from 1112 (Ten’ei 3) to 1116 (Eikyû 4). A red seal in the shape of a pagoda is stamped on the back of each sheet of paper, and the characters for “Daizô-ji Temple of Izumi Province (present-day Osaka)” are written on the back. Today, 530 volumes, designated Important Cultural Properties, belong to the Shingon temple Mangan-ji in Nara.

Japan-Heian-Late

Title Daihannyaharamittakyo (Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra), Volume 451
Designation
Artist
Category Calligraphy (B), Japanese Calligraphy, Buddhist Manuscripts
Country Japan
Period Heian Late
Century 12th
Year 1114
Quantity
Materials
Dimensions Height 24cm Width 760cm
Inscription by
Signature/Seals Etc
Donor Moriya Yoshitaka
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