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  • Section of Chapter 21 of the Medium-Length Agon Sutra collections object detail photo Section of Chapter 21 of the Medium-Length Agon Sutra

    759

    Japan

  • Lotus Sutra, chapter 24‐25 collections object detail photo Lotus Sutra, chapter 24‐25

    1141

    Japan

  • Section of The Former Affairs of the Bodhisattva Medicine King, Chapter 23 of the Lotus Sutra collections object detail photo Section of "The Former Affairs of the Bodhisattva Medicine King," Chapter 23 of the Lotus Sutra

    mid 12th century

    Japan

  • Sutra container with sacred gem top collections object detail photo Sutra container with sacred gem top

    12th century

    Japan

  • Section of The Emergence of the Treasure Tower, with Pagoda Decoration, Chapter 11 of the Lotus Sutra collections object detail photo Section of "The Emergence of the Treasure Tower," with Pagoda Decoration, Chapter 11 of the Lotus Sutra

    12th century

    Japan

  • Section of the Sutra of Hokke sanho collections object detail photo Section of the Sutra of Hokke sanho

    12th century

    Japan

  • Segment from a sutra from the Chusonji collections object detail photo Segment from a sutra from the Chusonji

    12th century

    Japan

  • Section of the Sutra of Contemplation on the Buddha of Immeasurable Life collections object detail photo Section of the Sutra of Contemplation on the Buddha of Immeasurable Life

    12th century

    Japan

  • Section of Sermon, chapter 2 of the Sutra of Innumerable Meanings collections object detail photo Section of "Sermon", chapter 2 of the Sutra of Innumerable Meanings

    12th century

    Japan

  • Section of The Bodhisattva Wonderful Sound, Chapter 24 of the Lotus Sutra collections object detail photo Section of "The Bodhisattva Wonderful Sound," Chapter 24 of the Lotus Sutra

    1163

    Japan

  • The Heart Sutra collections object detail photo The Heart Sutra

    ca. 755

    Japan

  • Section of Anandas Perfect Memory, Chapter 45 of the Sutra of the Wise and Foolish collections object detail photo Section of "Ananda's Perfect Memory," Chapter 45 of the Sutra of the Wise and Foolish

    8th century

    Japan

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