Great Compassion Dharani Sutra (detail)
Ink on linen
千手千眼陀羅尼經 玄昉
日本
根據經卷後的題記，可知此經成於日本奈良天平十三年（741），其書寫的緣起，乃是日本高僧玄昉發願書寫《千手千眼陀羅尼經》一千卷，以為國為民祈福。流存至今者，僅此一卷，但其卷首已失，甚為可惜。一九五二年指定為日本國寶。
此書用筆略輕，骨多於肉，唯其以順暢的筆勢流轉出楷中帶行的單字，雖映帶處處可見，卻抑制了牽絲，筆斷意連而含蓄不盡，更顯得端莊優雅，在寫經體的風調中別出一番韻致。
玄昉俗姓阿刀氏。大和（今奈良）人。奈良時代（710～794）法相宗高僧。養老元年（717）隨遣唐使入唐求法，曾獲唐玄宗（712～756在位）賜紫袈裟、准三品職。天平七年返日時攜回佛像及經論五千餘卷，活躍於佛教與政治二界。
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For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy, page 84.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Great Compassion Dharani Sutra." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , vol. 17, 2016, pp. 84.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Gary Edson. 2016. "Great Compassion Dharani Sutra" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , 17:84.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Edson, G.. (2016). Great Compassion Dharani Sutra. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy (Vol. 17, pp. 84).
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