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Praise of the Buddha Relics (left end section)
舍利啟白文 大休正念
日本
大休正念禪師六十四歲時所書，計七十七行。大休禪師當時住持日本鎌倉圓覺寺，為安置佛舍利而書此卷，敘述佛舍利之源流與功德，向鎌倉幕府執權者北條時宗建議建舍利殿之作。現為日本重要文化財。
此卷用筆提按有張即之態勢，是受南宋（1127～1279）流行書風的影響所致。筆畫硬挺，結字又略有向外伸展的姿態，似兼習黃庭堅。整體書風雖不及張即之、黃庭堅的成熟優美，卻有清勁簡利之韻致。
大休正念法名正念，號大休。南宋臨濟宗僧。溫州永嘉（今浙江永嘉）人。繼徑山松源派石溪心月之法嗣。咸淳五年（1269），受當時住持鎌倉建長寺的南宋高僧蘭溪道隆之邀前往日本，歷住禪興、建長、壽福、圓覺等剎，諡號「佛源禪師」。
參考釋文1：舍利啟白文／稽首皈命三世薄伽梵十身調／御師三乘十地果向真流遍法／界微塵剎土一切三寶仰冀／水月分形來降道場慈悲攝／受原夫佛身無為不墮諸數以／堅固力隨緣應現是故如來僧／祇三大劫中熏修六度梵行以戒／香攝身定香攝意慧香攝亂解／脫香攝倒見度知香攝無明是名／五分香瓔珞其身成就菩提獲
參考釋文2：明十方三世一切諸佛諸尊菩／薩摩訶薩摩訶般若波羅／蜜／建治四年戊寅太歲佛涅／槃辰住建長寺宋大休／沙門正念敬書
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy, page 188.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Praise of the Buddha Relics." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , vol. 17, 2016, pp. 188.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Gary Edson. 2016. "Praise of the Buddha Relics" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , 17:188.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Edson, G.. (2016). Praise of the Buddha Relics. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy (Vol. 17, pp. 188).
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