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Book/Printed Material Ji yi qie fu de san mei jing : Juan di er 集一切福徳三昧経 : 卷第二

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Title

  • Ji yi qie fu de san mei jing : Juan di er

Other Title

  • 集一切福徳三昧経 : 卷第二

Translated Title

  • Buddhist Sutra "Jū-issai-fukutoku-zanmai-kyō"

Summary

  • The hand copying of Buddhist sutras was believed to confer great merit and spiritual benefit, so that from the introduction of Buddhism to Japan in the sixth century, numerous manuscripts were reproduced throughout the country. Shown here is a volume from the hand-copied Issai-kyō (a Buddhist corpus) commissioned by the Empress Kōmyō (701-60), wife of the Emperor Shōmu, to pray for the repose of her parents, Fujiwara no Fuhito and Tachibana no Michiyo. The work commissioned by the empress amounts to about 7,000 volumes, which include almost all the titles of Buddhist sutras in Japan at that time. Each volume comes with a prayer of the Empress Kōmyō copied at the end. As the text was dated "May 1, in the 12th year of the Tenpyō era," the volumes are collectively called Go-gatsu Tsuitachi kyō (The May 1 sutras). Produced by a professional copyist employing the Chinese Tang style of calligraphy, this copy is considered one of the superior manuscripts of the Nara period (710-94). The paper is made from hemp; the cover and the shaft were repaired at a later date.

Created / Published

  • [Place of publication not identified] : [Publisher not identified], 0740.

Headings

  • -  China
  • -  Japan
  • -  740
  • -  Buddhism
  • -  Mahāyāna Sūtras

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 scroll ; 26.5 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Diet Library.
  • -  Content in Chinese.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
  • -  Title revised per Asian Division.--cc28 2023-01-06

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Chinese Books, Manuscripts, Maps, and Prints

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667442

Online Format

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  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Ji yi qie fu de san mei jing: Juan di er. [Place of publication not identified: Publisher not identified, 0740] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667442/.

APA citation style:

(0740) Ji yi qie fu de san mei jing: Juan di er. [Place of publication not identified: Publisher not identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667442/.

MLA citation style:

Ji yi qie fu de san mei jing: Juan di er. [Place of publication not identified: Publisher not identified, 0740] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667442/>.