Manuscript
CG94-1-50C
From: China (uncertain) | Japan (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | CG94-1-50C |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese (uncertain) | Japanese (uncertain) | Buddhist |
| Provenience | China (uncertain) | Japan (uncertain) |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Rice Paper |
| Inscription Language | Chinese Language |
| Description | One of eight sheets of calligraphy, each consisting of a line from the verse (gāthā) sung by the King Prasenajit to the Buddha in the Humane King Sutra (Ch: Ren Wang Jing 仁王經), following the text of the eighth century version by Amogha (Ch: Bu Kong 不空, Taishō Tripitaka vol. 8, no. 246, pp. 834-839). The order of the accession numbers does not match the order of the lines in the original sutra text. The correct order is: D,E,B,G,C,A,F,H. This one reads: 上品十善鐵輪王 |
| Length | 38 cm |
| Width | 13 cm |
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