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. and Manuscript, in an unidentified hand.
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 of the Yale Association of Japan," 1945)., 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., and Yale Association of Japan Collection original call number: Ab2.
Subject (Name):
Tripitaka. Sutrapitaka. Avatamsakasutra
Subject (Topic):
Hua yan Buddhism, Japanese manuscripts, Tripiṭaka.--Sūtrapiṭaka.--Avataṃsakasūtra, and Yale Association of Japan Collection
