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This work portrays scenes from the <I>Lotus Sutra </I> in twenty-eight chapters. Originally, thought to have been a larger volume, only three scenes (four illustrations and three sections of text) are now extant. The scroll here begins with the opening statement from the Entrustment (Zokuruihon) chapter with a scene of the Buddha Sakyamuni stroking the head of a bodhisattva, who has come to hear him teach at Vulture Peak, and entrusting him with the essence of the <I>Lotus Sutra. </I>
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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.
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July 20, 2026