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無量義經及觀普賢經

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本作分為兩部分,一為《無量義經》,另一為《觀普賢經》,由於這兩部經典與《妙法蓮華經》合稱為《法華三部》,可知本件作品是在這樣的脈絡下才被結合在一起。此外,其用紙講究,不同質料的紙交替使用,又以金泥界行,可說是平安時代(794~1185)裝飾經的重要實物留存。一九五○年指定為日本國寶。
 此作用筆清和溫婉,鋒勢俱全,卻甚為收斂,下筆輕,結構寬綽,使整體呈現出優雅而不泥塵俗的情調。這樣的美學取向,是日本書法參酌中國書法後,逐漸獨力發展的「和樣」品味。所以,這件作品的價值,也在於具現了「和樣」的風調。
 參考釋文:以立神通願力守護是經勿使疑滯汝於當/時必令廣行閻浮提令一切眾生使得見聞/讀誦書寫供養以是之故亦疾令汝等速得/阿耨多羅三藐三菩提是時大莊嚴菩薩摩/訶薩與八萬菩薩摩訶薩即從坐起來詣佛/所頭面禮足遶百千匝即前胡跪俱共同聲/白佛言世尊我等快蒙世尊慈愍為我等說/是甚深微妙無上大乘無量義經敬受佛敕/於如來滅後當廣令流布是經典者普令一/切受持讀誦書寫供養唯願勿垂憂慮我等/當以願力普令一切眾生使得此經見聞讀/誦書寫供養得是經威神之福爾時佛讚言/善哉善哉諸善男子汝等今者真是佛子施/大慈大悲深能拔苦救厄者一切眾生之良/福田廣為一切作大良導一切眾生之大依/止處一切眾生之大施主常以法利廣施一/切爾時大會皆大歡喜為佛作禮受持而去/無量義經
 參考釋文:佛說觀普賢菩薩行法經/如是我聞一時佛在毗舍離國大林精舍重/閣講堂告諸比丘卻後三月我當般涅槃尊/者阿難即從座起整衣服雙手合掌遶佛三/匝為佛作禮胡跪合掌諦觀如來目不暫捨/長老摩訶迦葉彌勒菩薩摩訶薩亦從座起/合掌作禮瞻仰尊顏時三大士異口同音而/白佛言世尊如來滅後云何眾生起菩薩心/修行大乘方等經典正念思惟一寶境界云/何不失無上菩提之心云何復當不斷煩惱/不離五欲得淨諸根滅除諸罪父母所生清/淨常眼不斷五欲而能得見諸障外事/佛告阿難諦聽諦聽善思念之如來昔於耆/闍崛山及餘住處已廣分別一實之道今於/此處為未來諸眾生等欲行大乘無上法/者欲學普賢行普賢行者我今當說其所念/法若見普賢及不見者除卻罪數今為汝等

For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy, page 245.

Cite this article:

Hsingyun, et al. "Sutra of Innumerable Meanings and the Samantabhadra Meditation Sutra." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , vol. 17, 2016, pp. 245.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Gary Edson. 2016. "Sutra of Innumerable Meanings and the Samantabhadra Meditation Sutra" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , 17:245.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Edson, G.. (2016). Sutra of Innumerable Meanings and the Samantabhadra Meditation Sutra. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy (Vol. 17, pp. 245).
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