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{i=>[Kanjō zuigan ōjō kyō, Consecration Sutra, Guanding jing, Kanjō kyō], content=>[Ishikawa no Toshitari (688–762), who had this sutra copied, was the head bureaucrat in Izumo Province among those dispatched by the central government to serve in its provincial branches. We learn from the dedicatory text at the end of the scroll that he commissioned both the sutra and the production of statues on behalf of his deceased son. The , copies part of the , (Ch. , ; J. , ) offering passages to chant on behalf of the departed and ways to achieve rebirth in the Pure Land.]}
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Last updated
July 20, 2026