Daikakuji Temple: Will and Testament with Handprints (right end section)
Ink on paper
手印遺告 後宇多天皇
日本
後宇多天皇（1274～1287在位）書於十四世紀上半葉，書風與《弘法大師傳》相類。此作乃後宇多天皇為祈寺務興隆，蓋取法空海大師遺告弟子二十五條之事，普勸大眾要遵守的法則，並為京都大覺寺之法脈傳承之事而書；卷上捺蓋有後宇多天皇之雙手掌印。第一條簡述其與佛教之淵源由來，論及學佛出家等過程。一九五一年指定為日本國寶。
此卷用筆厚實，結字寬綽，略見顏真卿書風的影響。架構雖偶見稚拙失當，但起止折鋒皆細謹無所懈怠，有書家之法度風範。雖章法過密，仍不失為佳作。
後宇多天皇為日本第九十一代天皇，平生好學，涉獵內外典籍。信仰佛教，皈依空海大師，出家法號金剛性。
參考釋文：遺告諸弟子等／應勤護當寺教法後代內外事貳拾伍箇條狀／竊以法體常恆流傳屬人幸宿緣相引得沐高／袒大師法流此地相應建立寺院傳持法流仍聊書／條目以示吾後矣／一建立大覺寺傳流法脈緣起第一／吾生在皇家二歲備春儲八歲登大極而初出珠／胎之日虛空現兩部曼荼羅外袒前左大臣實雄公／感見此事意以為此兒可繼皇統之大器也何感此
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy, page 41.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Daikakuji Temple: Will and Testament with Handprints." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , vol. 17, 2016, pp. 41.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Stefanie Pokorski, Mankuang, and Gary Edson. 2016. "Daikakuji Temple: Will and Testament with Handprints" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy , 17:41.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Pokorski, S., Mankuang, & Edson, G.. (2016). Daikakuji Temple: Will and Testament with Handprints. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Calligraphy (Vol. 17, pp. 41).
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