Hige Daimoku (Bearded Sutra Chant) by Nichi-in
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制作年 AD17
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- ニチインヒツヒゲダイモク
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- Century Akao Collection
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- Institute of Oriental Classics (Shido Bunko) Campus Mita
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- AW-CEN-000956-0000
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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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‘Hige Daimoku’, the nickname for Nichi-in’s calligraphed sutra chants, derives from the beard-like outstretched last strokes of each character. (Daimoku means the seven characters that make up the ‘Namu-Myoho-Rengekyo’, or the Lotus Sutra.) The grand and dynamic calligraphy by the Priest Nichiren (1222-82), the founder of the Nichiren Sect, were characterized by their elongated last strokes resembling a beard. Nichiren was convinced that salvation can be found by chanting the seven-character daimoku, so the high priests of the Nichiren-sect later imitated this style. A formalized style was quite in fashion among Nichi-in’s contemporaries. From the inscription of the date, one can see that Nichi-in was 46 when he executed this daimoku for Sawaya Jinemon, a layman follower. It is a prominent work since only a few works in Nichi-in’s authentic hand have been preserved.
Namu-Myoho-Rengekyo (the Lotus Sutra)
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