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Oct 21, 2020
Repository for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and Eleven Volumes of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Repository for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and Eleven Volumes of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
大般若経厨子及び大般若経内11巻
late 1100s
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Japan, Heian period
(794–1185)
Lacquered wood with ink, color, gold, cut gold, and metalwork
Height: 160 cm (63 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1969.130
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The mate to this object is in the Nara National Museum in Japan.
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This repository is one of a pair that once contained the scrolls of a religious text called the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra. Two discs painted on the back have the sacred syllables representing the Buddha Shakyamuni and the Buddha Amida. Eight of the 16 benevolent but fierce looking deities who protect the text appear on the doors.
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