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Sutra Tile

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JK268
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Gakyô are baked clay tiles engraved with Buddhist texts such as the Lotus Sutra (J., Hokkekyô) and Heart Sutra (J., Hannya shingyô). Sutra tiles, more durable than sutra manuscripts on paper, were developed for use as votive objects to be kept buried in sutra mounds for the longest time possible. One tile contained ten lines of 17 Chinese characters each on both sides, so dozens to a few hundred clay tiles were needed to engrave the entire text of a sutra. Gakyô became popular in the late Heian period (794-1185) in western Japan.

Japan-Heian

Title Sutra Tile
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Category Archaeology (J), Sutra Tiles
Country Japan
Period Heian
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Dimensions Height 22.7cm Width 18.8cm
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