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Daihoko Butsukegonkyo (Avatamsaka Sutra), Volume 8
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- BK232
Photo No：151021_BL_0065
Color type：Color
| Title | Daihoko Butsukegonkyo (Avatamsaka Sutra), Volume 8 |
|---|---|
| Designation | Important Cultural Property |
| Artist | |
| Category | Calligraphy (B), Chinese Calligraphy, Buddhist Manuscripts |
| Country | China |
| Period | Tang |
| Century | 8th |
| Year | |
| Quantity | |
| Materials | |
| Dimensions | Height 26.7cm Width 644.7cm |
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| Signature/Seals Etc | |
| Donor | Moriya Yoshitaka |
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This is volume eight of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Flower Garland Sutra) in eighty volumes by Siksananda (652-710) of the Tang dynasty. This sutra was translated into Chinese between 695 to 699. The text reveals the writing system established under the rule of Empress Wu Zetian (623-704). The characters employed and the brushwork suggest that this volume was produced at the beginning of the Tang dynasty, in the eighth century, and brought to Japan soon after.
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