Description
This Sutra of Forty-two Chapters is a copy by the eminent Chinese Chan master Lanqi Daolong (Daikaku Zenji), who arrived in Japan in 1246. Later, the regent Hōjō Tokiyori (1227–1263) commissioned him with the founding of the Rinzai sect temple Kenchō-ji in Kamakura.
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ColBase
"ColBase: Integrated Collections Database of the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan" is a service that enables a multi-database search of the collections in the four national museums (To...
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
Last updated
July 20, 2026