Ryukoku Museum Concept Exhibition 7

Thought and Culture of Buddhism -From India to JapanFeature Exhibition: Various Faiths in the Silk Road
July 11th to August 10th, 2020
2nd Floor: Part I Various Aspects of the Buddhism in Asia
▶No.

▶Title▶Format and▶Provenance▶Date

Materials▶Otani▶Location and Owner

Expedition

1. What is Buddhism?
1Standing Buddha

Gandhara

2nd-3rd Century

Schist2

Seated Buddha

Gandhara

3rd-4th Century

Schist3Standing Bodhisattva

Gandhara

3rd-4th Century

Schist4

Square capital with 4 seated Buddhas

Mathura2nd Century

Sand stoneRyukoku University

5

Seated Buddha (Fujitani Kodo Collection)

Sarnath

6th-7th Century

Stone

Ryukoku University〇

6Votive stūpa (Fujitani Kodo Collection)

Bodhgaya

11th Century

Stone

Ryukoku University〇

7

Mural of a head of Buddha

Allegedly Swat

6th-8th Century

Wall painting

Ryukoku University

8

Seated Shakyamuni and Prabhūtaratna

China

Northern Wei period,
6th Century

Bronze9Mañjuśrī on a Lion

China

Tang period,
8th-9th Century

Gilt bronze

10 Standing Bodhisattva

Korean Peninsula

Three Kingdoms period,
7th Century

Clay

11 Standing Buddha

Myanmar11th-12th Century

Gilt bronze

12 Buddha protected by Nāga

Cambodia

12th-13th Century

Gilt bronze

13 Standing AvalokiteśvaraCambodia

12th-13th Century

Gilt bronze

Lumbini (Nepal)

3rd Century B.C.

Rubbing on paper Ryukoku University

China

Qing, published in
1735-38

Print on paper

Ryukoku University

16 Vinaya Pịtakam (Thai Royal Edition)

ThailandPrinted in 1893

Print on paper

Ryukoku University

17 Saṃyukta Āgama in Chinese (雜阿含経), vol.41

China

Song Period,
13th Century

Print on paper

Ryukoku University

Ryukoku University

2. Teaching of Shakyamuni and its Succession
14 Rubbing of the Ashoka Inscription
15

Legend of King Ashoka in Chinese（阿育王伝） (Daqing Tripitakam 大清大蔵経)

18

Suvarṇaprabhāsa Sūtra in Chinese(⾦光明経), vol. 4

Japan

Late Heian period,
12th Century

Gold onindigo paper

19

Mahāparinirvāna Sūtra in Chinese(⼤般涅槃経), vol. 1

China

Ming, published in 1589
( Wanli 17)

Print on paper

Ryukoku University

20 Parinirvana scene

Japan

Nambokucho-Muromachiperiod (14th Century)

Color on Silk

Shinzōin, Shiga

21 The Yu lan pen jing（盂蘭盆経）

China

Ming period,
14th-15th Century

Print on paper

Ryukoku University

22 Three bowls and a bowl

Thailand

Modern age

Ryukoku University

3. Mahayana Buddhism in Gandhara and Central Asia
23 Dream of Queen Māyā

Swat or Dhir

1st-2nd Century

Schist24 Birth of Siddhārtha

Gandhara

2nd-3rd Century

SchistRyukoku University〇

25 Wedding Ceremony and Life in the Palace

Gandhara

2nd-3rd Century

SchistIga City

26 Great Departure and Exchange of Clothes

Gandhara

2nd-3rd Century

SchistIga City27

Temptation of Māra, Enlightenment andFirst Sermon

Gandhara

2nd-3rd Century

SchistRyukoku University

28

Brahman (and Indra) Entreating Buddhato PreachSwat

1st-2nd Century

Schist29 First Sermon

Gandhara

2nd-3rd Century

Schist30 Offering of Dust

Gandhara

2nd-3rd Century

Schist31 Parinirvana

Gandhara

2nd-3rd Century

Schist32 Guarding the Relics and Battle over the Relics

Gandhara

2nd-3rd Century

SchistRyukoku University

33 Dīpamkara Jātaka

Gandhara

2nd-3rd Century

SchistRyukoku University

34 Gandhārī Inscription

Gandhara

1st Century

SchistRyukoku University

35 Reliquary

Allegedly Swat

1st Century

SchistRyukoku University

36 Seated Bodhisattva

Gandhara

3rd-4th Century

SchistRyukoku University

37 Head of Buddha (Replica)

Original: Khotan

Original:c. 3rd Century

Original:
Gilt Bronze

Original:〇Tokyo National Museum38 Seated Buddha on a lotus flower

Khadalik (Khotan)

5th-7th Century

Plaster

Ryukoku University〇

39 Head of Bodhisattva

Karashahr

5th-6th Century

Clay

Ryukoku University〇

40 Reliquary (Replica)

Original: Kucha

Original:
7th-8th Century

Original:
Wood, Canvas

Original:〇
Tokyo National Museum

41 Brahmin Drona (Replica)

Original: Kizil caves

Original:
7th Century

Original:
Wall Painting

Original:〇
Tokyo National Museum

42 Money Tree

China

2nd-3rd Century

BronzeRyukoku University

43 Buddha Trinity

China

Northern Wei, 525(Zhengguang 6)

Stone

Iga City

Rubbing of the carved Shakyamuni Buddha
44 and ten great disciples(Guyangdong cave of Longmen)

China

Original: Northern Wei
period, 5th-6th Century

Rubbing on paper Ryukoku University

Tarbera (Gandhara)

4th-5th Century

StuccoRyukoku University

Kamakura period

Wood

Saihō-ji,Hyogo

2nd-3rd Century

SchistRyukoku University

48 Standing Shō Kannon （Avalokiteśvara）

Late Heian period

Wood

Yakushi-ji, Nara

49 Seated Fudō Myōō (Acalanātha)

Early Heian period

Wood

Onjō-ji, Shiga

2nd-3rd Century

Sand stone

Ryukoku University

Kamakura periodWood

4th-5th Century

StuccoRyukoku University

4. Buddhism in China

Characters of the Buddhist World
45 Head of Buddha
46 Standing Amida Nyorai （Amitābha tathāgata）
47 Standing Bodhisattva

50 Female Divinity

Gandhara

Mathura51 Standing Shinshō （Divine General）
52 Seated Bhikshū

53 Statue models of Buddhist disciples

GandharaŚāriputra and Maudgalyāyana: Japan / Edo (18thcentury),Piṇḍola Bhāradvāja: Japan /Edo, dated 1795(Kansei7)

Ryukoku University

3rd Floor: Part II Buddhism in Japan▶No.

▶Title▶Provenance, Artist▶Format and▶Otani▶DateMaterials▶Location and Owner

Nara periodWood

Ryukoku University

1. Introduction of Buddhism to Japan1

Million miniature pagodas

2

Round Eaves Tiles with lotus design

Excavated from Kamiueki
abandoned temple,GunmaHakuhō period

Ceramic

3

Round Eaves Tiles with lotus design

Excavated from Minamishiga
Hakuhō periodabandoned temple,Shiga

Ceramic

4

Flat Eaves Tiles with arabesque design

Excavated from the site ofDaikandai-ji,NaraHakuhō period

Ceramic

5

Portrait of Prince Shōtoku as Regent

Muromachi period

Color on Silk

6

Biography of prince Shōtoku

Edo period ;published in1666

Printed Ink on Paper Ryukoku University

Onjō-ji, Shiga

2. The State and Buddhism
7

Sarvastivadavinaya in Chinese Vol.42

Nara Period (768)

Ink on Paper

Tōshōdai-ji,Nara

8

Fudō Myōō(Acalanātha) and two attendant children

Muromachi period

Color on Silk

Shōgo-in,Kyoto

9

Mandala of the Two Realms

Muromachi period

Color on Silk

Onjō-ji, Shiga

Color on Silk

Onjō-ji, Shiga

Ink on Paper

Byōdō-ji,Kyoto

Kamakura〜Nambokucho

10 Mandala of Butsugen-butsumo(Buddhalocanī)Darani-shu
11 (Collected words of Esoteric incantation inSanskrit)
Seated image of Nyoirin Kannon(Cintāmaṇicakra)
Sambu Manda13(Commentary on the three kinds of mandala)

PeriodVol.1︓Kamakura・Genkyu

By Shinjō (Vol.2)

3（1206）Vol.2︓Kamakura・Karoku 1（1295）

12

Late Heian period

By Enchin（814-91） Tang dynasty, dated 855

14 Standing Kichijōten (Mahāśrī）

Wood
Ink on Paper

Shōgo-in,Kyoto

Late Heian period

Wood

Yakushi-ji, Nara

Late Heian period

Gold on dark blue
paper

Kimpusen-ji,Nara

Muromachi~Edo Period

Printed Ink on Paper Ryukoku University

3. Development and Maturity of Japanese Buddhist Culture
Fragments of Hoke-Kyo（Saddharma Puṇḍarīka Sūtra）
Senjaku-hongan-nembutsu-shū（Passages on the16
Selection of the Nembutsu inthe Original Vow)
15

17 Image of Amida Nyorai（Amitābha tathāgata）

Color on Silk

Honsen-ji,Fukui

18 Prince Shōtoku and six vassals

By GakōKaganokami

Muromachi
period,dated1415

Color on Silk

Shinjō-ji,Gifu

19 Images of pure Land Masters of Japan

By GakōKaganokami

Muromachiperiod,dated1415

Color on Silk

Shinjō-ji,Gifu

Muromachi period

Color on Silk

Saitsu-ji,Siga

By KōunMomoyama-Edo period

WoodRyukoku Museum(donated by Ms.
Yoshikado Naoko )By Yūkei

Muromachi period;dated1551

WoodKōshō-ji, Hiroshima

Nambokucho Period

Color on Silk

Ryukoku University

Muromachi period

Color on Silk

Senshō-ji,Gifu

20

Kōmyō Honzon（Manifestation of Amida
Tathagata's Light with Line of Succesion in Pure

21 Standing Amida Nyorai（Amitābha tathāgata）
22
23

Platform used in Buddhist sanctum
on which imeges are placed
Kuji-Myōgō （Six-character Name for AmidaNyorai）
Rokuji-Myōgō
24（nine-character Name for Amida Nyorai）

Expedition

Feature Exhibition: Various Faiths in the Silk Road▶No.

▶Title▶Format and▶Provenance▶DateMaterials▶Otani▶Location and Owner

Expedition

Deities in India
1

Visit of Indra to Buddha

Marthura

2nd-3rd Century

Sand stone

2

Offering of the bowls by the Four Lokapālas

Marthura

2nd-3rd Century

Sand stone

3

Sūrya riding a chariot

Marthura

4th-6th Century

Sand stone

Ryukoku University

4

Nine Deva

Cambodiac. 11th Century

Sand stone

Ryukoku University

5

Female Divinity

Cambodiac. 11th Century

Sand stone

Deities in Gandhara
6

Brahman (and Indra) Entreating Buddhato PreachSwat

1st-2nd Century

SchistRyukoku University

7

Descent from Trayastrimsha heaven

Gandhara

2nd-3rd Century

SchistRyukoku University

8

Worship of the Buddha's bowl andVisit of Indra to Buddha

Gandhara

2nd-3rd Century

SchistRyukoku University

9Renunciation and the Great Departure

Gandhara

2nd-3rd Century

SchistIga city

10 Ardoksho

Gandhara

2nd-3rd Century

Schist11 Gold coin of Kanishka I (reverse: Selene)

Around GandharaFirst half ofthe 2nd Century

Gold

12 Gold coin of Kanishka I (reverse: Mao)

Around GandharaFirst half ofthe 2nd Century

Gold

13 Gold coin of Kanishka I (reverse: Miiro)

Around GandharaFirst half ofthe 2nd Century

Gold

14 Gold coin of Huvishka (reverse: Manaobago)

Around Gandhara

Second half ofthe 2nd Century

GoldJapan

Edo period, printed
in 1643 (Kan'ei 20)

Print on paper

Ryukoku University

ChinaMing, publishedin 1589 ( Wanli 17)

Print on paper

Ryukoku University

17 Manichaean scripture in old Uyghur language

Turfanc. 10th Century

Ink and color
on paperRyukoku University〇

18 Manichaean scripture in Sogdian language

Turfan?

c. 10th Century

Ink on paper

Ryukoku University〇

19 Manichaean cosmology in Parthian language

Turfanc. 10th Century

Ink on paper

Ryukoku University〇

20 Manichaean hymn in Parthian language

Turfanc. 10th Century

Ink on paper

Ryukoku University〇

21 Christian manuscript in Sogdian language

Turfan8th Century

Ink on paper

Ryukoku University〇

22 Alphabetical list of Syrian characters

Turfan13th-14th Century

Ink on paper

Ryukoku University〇

23 Christian manuscript in Syriac language

Turfan13th-14th Century

Ink on paper

Ryukoku University

〇

Cina

Ming-Qing period,
printed in 17th Century)

Ink on paper

Ryukoku University

25 Pictorial stone relief

China

Three kingdomsJin period(3rd-4th Century)?

Stone

26 Fuxi and Nuwa

Astana (Turfan)

7th-8th Century

Color on silk

Ryukoku University〇

27 List of funerary goods

Astana (Turfan)

Former Qin, in 386

Ink on paper

Ryukoku University〇Dunhuang

10th Century

Ink on paper

Ryukoku University〇

Plaque with image ofElenven-Headed AvalokiteśvaraJapan

Muromachi period(14th Century)

Gilt bronze

Hōgon-ji, Kyoto

30 Deer Mandala of the Kasuga shrineJapan

Muromachi period(16th Century)

Color on silk

Ryukoku University

Japan

Muromachi period(17th Century)

Color on silkJapan

Muromachi period, in 1458
(Chōroku 2)

Color on paper

Iranian Deities in the Kushan dynasty

Manichaeism
Datang xiyuji (Record of the Western regionof the great Tang), vol. 11
Fozu tongji (Account of the History
16of Buddhism in China), vol. 39
15Christianity

Deities in China
24

28

Shanhai jing (Classic of Mountains and Seas)

The Saddharmapun̩d̩arīka sūtra
in Chinese, vol. 6
Syncretism of Shintō and Buddhism in Japan

29

Sanjūbanjin (Thisty guardian deitiesof Lotus sūtra)Illustrated origins of the Kitano Tenjin shrine
32(Inscription by Gyōjō)
31

Jōgū temmangūshrine, Osaka