Volumes 2 and 4 of the Golden Light Sutra (One of the Eyeless Sutras) 金光明経 巻第二・第四（目無経）こんこうみょうきょう まきだいに だいよん めなしぎょう
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The retired emperor Goshirakawa (1127–1192) originally commissioned this work as a picture scroll. However, he died before it was completed. A Buddhist writing, or sutra, was then written over the images to pray for his salvation in the afterlife. Many of the figures were left unfinished and lack eyes, so this work is called the [Eyeless Sutra].
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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