2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Lotus Sutra Lettering on Paper in Heian period ( 11〜12century)

Research Project

Project/Area Number	11610354
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Japanese history
Research Institution	RISSHO UNIVERSITY
Principal Investigator	NAKAO Takashi RISSHO UNIVERSITY, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (70070521)
Project Period (FY)	1999 – 2001
Keywords	Buddhist temple of Nichiren Dinomination / Buddhist temple of Tendai Dinomination / Lotus Sutra / Lotus Sutra in Gold Lettering on Indigo Paper / Lotus Sutra in Decorating / 一切経 / 松尾社一切経 / 天海版一切経
Research Abstract	The Lotus Sutra written at the Heian era of the transmission to the buddhist temple of Nichiren buddhism was investigated and Recorded overall. The one that original was in the buddhist temple of Tendai sect will store these sutras in future generations and it be stored to the buddhist temple of Nichiren buddhism. The many are beautiful sutras to have written Buddhist scriptures in A navy blue form by the character of money. Such work can be called important basic work in clarifying the meaning Of {Sutra written and decollated on paper} in the Buddhism belief, and advancing the research as the Buddhist art. The table was made investigating the sutra where it went up to the huge amount about {All is passed} where Houcata was included.

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