Description
This scroll comes from the eight-volume <i>Pinimu jing</i> (J., <i>Binimokyô</i>), which is thought to been originally translated from Sanskrit to Chinese during the Qin dynasty (350-431). This scripture reads more like the <i>Precepts in Four Divisions</i> (Skt., <i>Dharmaguptavinaya</i>; Ch., <i>Shifen lu</i>; J., <i>Shibunritsu</i>) than a sutra and is classified as a text on the precepts. The outer title on the cover of this manuscript was written by the Japanese Kegon (Ch., Huayen) priest Kôben (Myôe; 1173-1232), and the colophon, dated Kenkyû 9 (1198) was written by the priest Jôben. A red seal of Mount Kôya, the mountain sacred to esoteric Buddhism is stamped at the beginning of this text.
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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