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Hasedera Temple: Plaque with Illustration of the Lotus Sutra
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Hasedera Temple: Plaque with Illustration of the Lotus Sutra
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Hasedera Temple: Plaque with Illustration of the Lotus Sutra
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Hasedera Temple: Plaque with Illustration of the Lotus Sutra
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Hasedera Temple: Plaque with Illustration of the Lotus Sutra
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Hasedera Temple: Plaque with Illustration of the Lotus Sutra
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Hasedera Temple: Plaque with Illustration of the Lotus Sutra
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Hasedera Temple: Plaque with Illustration of the Lotus Sutra
JAPAN, Nara, Sakurai; Nara period (710–794), dated 686; Bronze; 84 x 75 cm
From the inscription, it is known that the plaque was cast by more than 80 people, including monk Domyo, to pray for Emperor Temmu (reigned 673-686). It was salvaged from a fire at Hasedera Temple in 1876, and was listed as a National Treasure in 1963.
The artwork depicts the Chapter on the Emergence of the Prabhutaratna Pagoda" from the Lotus Sutra. In the center |
