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Sutra Tiles
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- JK280
Photo No：200528_JL_0071
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| Title | Sutra Tiles |
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| Category | Archaeology (J), Sutra Tiles |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Heian |
| Century | 12th |
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| Materials | |
| Dimensions | Height 23.3cm Width 18.8cm |
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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 anywhere from dozens to a few hundred clay tiles were needed to engrave the entire text of a sutra. Gakyô were popularly produced in the late Heian period (794-1185) in western Japan.
Japan-Heian