Konshi ginji Kegonkyō, [8th cent.]. and 紺紙銀字華厳経, [8th cent.].

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Title: Konshi ginji Kegonkyō, [8th cent.].
紺紙銀字華厳経, [8th cent.].
Alternative Title: Konshiginjikegonkyō
Abstract: Manuscript, in an unidentified hand
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 of the Yale Association of Japan," 1945).
Yale Association of Japan Collection original call number: Ab2.
In Chinese.
Scroll: 23.0 x 108.6 cm rolled to 23.0 x 26.7 cm in diameter. One roll in a wood box.
Extent: 1 23 cm. scroll;
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: Chinese

Genre: Yale Association of Japan Collection
Japanese manuscripts
Subject (Topic): Hua yan Buddhism
Subjects: Tripiṭaka. Sūtrapiṭaka. Avataṃsakasūtra
Hua yan Buddhism
Yale Association of Japan Collection
Japanese manuscripts

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Citation: Konshi ginji Kegonkyō. Yale Association of Japan Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.