X2010:1.9 Fragment of the Great Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Dai hannya haramitta kyō; Sanskrit Maha-prajna-paramita sutra), fascicle 150
Item
Title
X2010:1.9
Fragment of the Great Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Dai hannya haramitta kyō; Sanskrit Maha-prajna-paramita sutra), fascicle 150
Fragment of the Great Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Dai hannya haramitta kyō; Sanskrit Maha-prajna-paramita sutra), fascicle 150
Creator
In the style of Ono no Tōfū (894–966)
Culture
Japanese
Style/period
Heian (794–1192)
Date
970
Material
Sutra fragment; ink on paper
Measurements
26.3 x 8.6 cm
Identifier
X2010-1-9_20120702_111101_hr
Item Locator
X2010:1.9
Description
Border Height (界高): 20.4 Ruled line width (罫幅): 1.8
5 lines, 17 ch. per line
Heian period; attributed to the hand of Ono no Tōfū (894-966); The Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra in the calligraphy of Tenroku 1 (970) (Heian-chō jidai; Den Ono no Tōfū hitsu; Tenroku gannen Dai hannya; 平安朝時代／伝小野道風筆／天綠元年字大般若)
The identification states "attributed to" Ono no Tōfū, but the date it gives for the piece postdates Tōfū's life. It is reasonable to speculate that the attribution is a quote of some preceding source, while the date (970 CE) could have been based on the inscription accompanied the original scroll. The calligraphy is in Tōfū mode.
Source
大般若波羅蜜多經; Mahāprajñāpāramitā-sūtra; Great Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom, fascicle 150; T05n0220_150_0810c
[0810c19] 「復作是言：『汝善男子應修靜慮波羅蜜多，不應觀地界若樂若苦，不應觀水、火、風、空、識界若樂若苦。何以故？地界地界自性空，水、火、風、空、識界水、火、風、空、識界自性空；是地界自性即非自性，是水、火、風、空、識界自性亦非自性，若非自性即是靜慮波羅蜜多。於此靜慮波羅蜜多，地界不可得，彼樂與苦亦不可得；水、火、風、空、識界皆不可得，彼樂與苦亦不可得。所以者何？此中尚無地界等可得，何況有彼樂之與苦！汝若能修如是靜慮，是修靜慮波羅蜜多。』
Frederick Starr Collection
Spatial Coverage
Japan
Language
Japanese
Repository
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
Institution
University of Oregon
Type
Image
Format
image/jpeg
Rights
In Copyright
Rights Holder
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art