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誓願寺盂蘭盆緣起 榮西

日本

此卷書寫者榮西禪師,因在盂蘭盆會之際,接受了福岡誓願寺寬智法師的勸進布施,便書寫、講述《法華一品經》,此卷即講述該事緣起的文書,成於日本平安治承二年(1178)。一九五三年指定為日本國寶。
 此書風格近於北宋(960~1127)黃庭堅,楷中帶行,間以稍顯眼的長筆畫。但是,黃庭堅書法中宮緊結而向外輻出的結字,則被改為寬綽平均的分布,可說去掉了書家本位的細心經營,轉為大方可親的樸厚。
 榮西俗姓賀陽,字明庵,號葉上房,世稱千光祖師。備中國(今岡山)吉備津人。為平安(794~1185)末鎌倉(1185~1333)初禪僧,尊為日本臨濟宗初祖、日本茶祖。曾二度入宋求法,依天台山萬年寺虛庵懷敞禪師習臨濟宗黃龍派禪法,得其印可,返日後倡弘臨濟禪法,帶動禪宗蓬勃發展。
 參考釋文:娑婆世界南閻浮提靈山□/北外海孤絕大日本國鎮西/太宰府筑前州嶋縣今津/誓願寺盂蘭盆一品經緣起/夫以法之運獨不行託人□□/通乎人之善暗不發依法以修/行乎所以或號報恩或依人勸/弘之行之于是有一沙門名□/生備州而少年出家志有秘密教/多年苦行而去戊子歲渡海之後/欲請宋朝之藏經心尤切也依之/丙申歲自仲秋戊戍歲至仲秋住
 參考釋文:□法會不雨乎眾會成□□□/有便足則大檀那信力所示也今日/此會為始龍華三會為終而每/每迎七月十五日必修此大事於□/其天上天下之冥眾飽滿一乘/一味之法樂現世後世之父母受/用甘露醍醐之妙藥短命夭壽/削札離苦得樂改報矣/今將此功福奉報 天皇法皇利益/自他法界于時治承二年太歲/戊戍七月庚申十五日丙子□□□□謹錄/大檀那大法師寬智/女檀那仲原氏太子/勸募□□□

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy, page 215.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Seiganji Temple: Ullambana Service - Origin and History." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , vol. 17, 2016, pp. 215.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Gary Edson. 2016. "Seiganji Temple: Ullambana Service - Origin and History" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , 17:215.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Edson, G.. (2016). Seiganji Temple: Ullambana Service - Origin and History. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy (Vol. 17, pp. 215).
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booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy },
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