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Amidakyo (Amitabha Sutra)
- Museum No.
- BK174
Photo No：712-17901-1
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| Title | Amidakyo (Amitabha Sutra) |
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| Artist | |
| Category | Calligraphy (B), Japanese Calligraphy, Buddhist Manuscripts |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Heian Late |
| Century | 11th |
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| Dimensions | Height 11.8cm Width 168cm |
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| Signature/Seals Etc | |
| Donor | Moriya Yoshitaka |
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The Sutra of the Buddha's Teaching on Amitabha (Skt., Amitabha sutra, J., Bussetsu Amidakyô, also known as simply as Amidakyô), is one of the Three Pure Land sutras (J., Jôdo sanbukyô). It describes the magnificent adornments (J., shôgon) found in the Pure Land of the Western Paradise (J., Jôdô) and encourages the chanting of the nenbutsu (the calling of the Buddha Amida's name, "Namu Amida Butsu"). This highly ornate sutra from the early Kamakura period (1185-1333) was written on gampi paper with margin lines executed in gold. The upper and lower margin spaces are decorated with tiny, thin strips of cut gold and silver leaf and gold and silver powder.
The inscription by the priest Dôkaku (1204-50), sixth son of Emperor Gotoba (1180-1239, r. 1183-98), at the end of the sutra, states that this scroll was written by the hand of the retired emperor Gotoba himself.
Japan-Heian-Late