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Mantokuji


The inked paper of Chuashobonshihinbarabadoukyo


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S53. July 25th. Prefecture Cultural Property Kanaya, Obama city Mantokuji Shingon sect Koyasan


 Chuashokyo is one of the Shiashokyo and there are 60 rolls. It often had been popular to copy in Nara period.

 The Kyoten which records the teachings of Buddha after Buddha died was familiar to people as Syari, the bone of the Buddha. Copying the Kyoten was very popular as well as building temples and making statues, especially, it was the golden age when the department of Syakyo was set in Tenpei 6(734).

 It is considered that Issaikyo( also called Okurakyo, gathering all Butten) was contained of 5048 rolls and it should have been extreme.

 "Zenko" is written at the end of paper. It shows that it is one of the Tenpeiissaikyo which is called Zenkosyuinkyo. The style of handwriting is based on Chinese style and beautiful and also sophisticated.

 This Syakyo is written on 23 piece of Kokushi(17 papers of Kouzo) and there are 7619 words. It is 27.6cm long and 860cm wide.

 It is not known why this paper came to this temple.