Segment of Decorated Discourse on the Theory of Consciousness Vol.5
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制作年 AD13
- Title
- ソウショクジョウユイシキロンマキダイ５ダンカン
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- 紙本墨画
- Collections
- Century Akao Collection
- Depository
- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
- Ref. number
- AW-CEN-000219-0008
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- CC BY Images license
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慶應義塾（センチュリー赤尾コレクション）
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The extravagant decoration is particularly notable on this segment. Small silver and gold foils are scattered on the surface of the thick paper, gampishi, which was made from the fiber of the gampi plant. The margins are dusted with powdered gold and silver, as well as covered by tiny foils of these precious metals. Between the lines ruled by gold mud are the text of the sutra copied from Volume 5 of the ten-volume Discourse on the Theory of Consciousness (Ch. Cheng Weishi Lun). The origin of this theory is found in Indian spiritualism which professes that existence is nothing but awareness, or the state of mind. This theory stresses yoga practice to change one’s mindset and attain enlightenment. The Discourse was designated as the principal sutra of Hosso (“Idealistic”) Sect Buddhism, which embraced spiritualism or idealism, and was dominant in Nanto (Nara) Buddhism. As such, this sutra was frequently transcribed at Nara-based temples, including Kofukuji, Genkoji, Horyuji, and Yakushiji. The exhibited segment, originally composed of all ten volumes of the sutra, was probably commissioned to be part of the permanent archives at one of these great temples. The notation tag attached by Nakamura Masazane (1854-1943) reads “Kofukuji Kasuga-kyo Sutra”, suggesting that the exhibited segment had been preserved at Kofukuji. Perhaps the attribution was noted in the postscript just before the original handscroll was cut into separate segments. The decorative style is similar to that of the Jikoji Sutra (decorated Lotus Sutra), which contains a list of its writers. From this, one can conclude that the exhibited segment was likely produced during the Kamakura Period (latter 13th c.) and, as such, is a rare and valuable legacy from that remote era.
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