Segment of the Lotus Sutra (Hoke-kyō) late 12th century Attributed to Kujō Kanezane Japanese Buddhist scripturestranscribed in glittering gold and silver pigments on indigo-dyed papers and featuring elaborate frontispieces, or as here, in ink on gorgeously decorated papersattest to the importance placed on the brush-written word. It was believed that copying sutras or having them copied would bestow religious merit, and therefore no expense was spared in creating gorgeous editions of them. This five-line segment of a sumptuous handscroll of the Lotus Sutra embodies the aesthetics and religious practice of the late Heian period. The excerpt is from Chapter 19, “Benefits of the Teacher of the Law,” which promises that believers who accept the teachings of the sutra will be able to perfect their faculty of smell so that they can distinguish the different fragrances of heavenly beings and realms. Segment of the Lotus Sutra (Hoke-kyō) 44614

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Segment of the Lotus Sutra (Hoke-kyō) late 12th century Attributed to Kujō Kanezane Japanese Buddhist scripturestranscribed in glittering gold and silver pigments on indigo-dyed papers and featuring elaborate frontispieces, or as here, in ink on gorgeously decorated papersattest to the importance placed on the brush-written word. It was believed that copying sutras or having them copied would bestow religious merit, and therefore no expense was spared in creating gorgeous editions of them. This five-line segment of a sumptuous handscroll of the Lotus Sutra embodies the aesthetics and religious practice of the late Heian period. The excerpt is from Chapter 19, “Benefits of the Teacher of the Law,” which promises that believers who accept the teachings of the sutra will be able to perfect their faculty of smell so that they can distinguish the different fragrances of heavenly beings and realms. Segment of the Lotus Sutra (Hoke-kyō) 44614

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