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Mudras of the Susiddhi Ritual |
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Mudras of the Susiddhi Ritual
CHINA; Tang dynasty (618–907), dated 864; Line drawing on paper; 26.4 x 446.3 cm; Toji Temple, Kyoto, Japan
This scroll illustrating the mudras used in the Susiddhi ritual was bequeathed to Shuei, a Japanese monk who traveled to China, by Faquan, a monk at Qinglong Temple in Chang'an (present day Xi'an, Shaanxi). The Susiddhi ritual is based on the Susiddhikara Sutra, the title of which means True Fulfillment. " This sutra is from the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition |