A fragment of a sutra copied in silver on indigo-colored paper. An 8th century copy. Original. This piece, retrieved from a fire at the monastery To-dai-zhi long ago, is one of the oldest remnants of the kind known in Japan.
Alternative Title:
Konshi ginji Kegonkyo, Konshiginjikegonkyo, Konshiginjikegonkyō, and 紺紙銀字華厳経, [8th cent.].
Description:
"A fragment of a sutra copied in silver on indigo-colored paper. An 8th century copy. Original.", "This piece, retrieved from a fire at the monastery Tō-dai-zhi long ago, is one of the oldest remnants of the kind known in Japan." (K. Asakawa. "Gifts ...
Subject (Name):
Tripitaka. Sutrapitaka. Avatamsakasutra
Subject (Topic):
Hua yan Buddhism, Japanese manuscripts, Tripiṭaka.--Sūtrapiṭaka.--Avataṃsakasūtra, and Yale Association of Japan Collection
