Shinnyodo Temple: Lotus Sutra - Fascicle 7 (left end section)
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法華經 珍賀
日本
此作內容為《妙法蓮華經》。此經簡稱《法華經》或《妙法華經》，以聲聞、緣覺、菩薩等三乘歸於一佛乘為主旨，認為一切眾生皆能成佛。此經抄寫的緣起，乃是因於日本平安時代（794～1185）末至鎌倉時代（1185～1333）前期活躍於奈良一帶的慶派佛像雕刻師運慶發願抄寫，抄寫者為僧人珍賀。珍賀所抄寫者，卷一已不存，現京都真正極樂寺所收藏者為卷二至卷七。一九五二年指定為日本國寶。
此書結字略向外拓，呈現上窄下寬的體勢，再加上字字分離而疏朗的章法，穩定又有秩序。用筆則以溫和的圓筆為主，因筆勢而造字架，固失於謹嚴，卻有自然之感，有如在平心靜氣中，緩緩從筆端流洩出溫潤如珠的《法華經》經文。
參考釋文：是在所變現度脫眾生佛告華德菩薩善男／子其三昧名現一切色身妙音菩薩住是三／昧中能如是饒益無量眾生說是妙音菩薩／品時與妙音菩薩俱來者八萬四千人皆得／現一切色身三昧此娑婆世界無量菩薩亦／得是三昧及陀羅尼爾時妙音菩薩摩訶薩／供養釋迦牟尼佛及多寶佛塔已還歸本土／所經諸國六種震動雨寶蓮華作百千萬億／種種伎樂既到本國與八萬四千菩薩圍繞／至淨華宿王智佛所白佛言世尊我到娑婆／世界饒益眾生見釋迦牟尼佛及見多寶佛／塔禮拜供養又見文殊師利法王子菩薩及／見藥王菩薩得勤精進力菩薩勇施菩薩等／亦令是八萬四千菩薩得現一切色身三昧／說是妙音菩薩來往品時四萬二千天子得／無生法忍華德菩薩得法華三昧／妙法蓮華經卷第七／一交畢 二交畢／壽永二年歲次癸卯六月一日甲午已時始之同四日丁酉酉時書畢／願主僧運慶并女大施主阿古丸執筆僧珍賀
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy, page 228.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Shinnyodo Temple: Lotus Sutra." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , vol. 17, 2016, pp. 228.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Gary Edson. 2016. "Shinnyodo Temple: Lotus Sutra" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , 17:228.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Edson, G.. (2016). Shinnyodo Temple: Lotus Sutra. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy (Vol. 17, pp. 228).
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