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Konkomyo saishookyo chushaku (Commentary on the Golden Light Sutra of the Most Victorious Kings), Vo

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Important Cultural Property

Konkomyo saishookyo chushaku (Commentary on the Golden Light Sutra of the Most Victorious Kings), Vo

Museum No.: BK92-4

This commentary by Myôichi (728-798, of the Konkômyô saishôôkyô (Golden Light Sutra of the Most Victorious Kings) is based on and includes a passage from an earlier commentary entitled Jin guangming zuishengwang jing shu (J., Konkômyô saishôôkyô sho), written by Huizhao (650-714). The number of characters per line is irregular, with nineteen to twenty characters in most lines and as many as twenty-five small characters in some lines. It is also unusual as a rare example of a complete ten-volume set.

Japan-Heian-Early

Title	Konkomyo saishookyo chushaku (Commentary on the Golden Light Sutra of the Most Victorious Kings), Vo
Designation	Important Cultural Property
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Category	Calligraphy (B), Japanese Calligraphy, Buddhist Manuscripts
Country	Japan
Period	Heian Prophase
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Dimensions	Height 32cm Width 1132cm
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Donor	Moriya Yoshitaka

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