Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra - Fascicle 559 (right end section)
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大般若經
日本
此作書寫內容為《大般若經》，唐代（618～907）玄奘大師所譯，約書成於日本奈良時代（710～794）。此作原應有六百卷，最初保存於奈良藥師寺，故也稱為《藥師寺經》，後散佚日本各地，此處所言者，即現藏於大阪藤田美術館的三百八十七卷。一九六七年指定為日本國寶。
此作結字方正勻稱，已透露出細心謹慎的書寫態度。用筆沉著又能舉重若輕，書寫出潤澤又有變化的點畫，使細謹的書寫具現出書法使轉的豐富變化，略帶行意的點畫，組織出成熟的字架，既可知寫經者對於翰墨的嫻熟，也可想見其乃擅以翰墨之美入於佛事者。
參考釋文：大般若波羅蜜多經卷第五百五十九／第五分地獄品第八 三藏法師玄奘奉 詔譯／時舍利子便白佛言如是無倒隨喜迴向皆／由般若波羅蜜多威力成辯爾時佛告舍利／子言如是如是時舍利子復白佛言如是般／若波羅蜜多能作照明皆應敬禮世間諸法／不能染污能除翳闇能發光明能施利安能／為導首與諸盲者作淨眼目與涉闇徒作／明燈炬引失道者令入正路顯諸法性即薩婆
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy, page 149.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , vol. 17, 2016, pp. 149.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Gary Edson. 2016. "Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , 17:149.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Edson, G.. (2016). Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy (Vol. 17, pp. 149).
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