List of Works

Ryukoku Museum Concept Exhibition (2nd Floor)

First harf ：April 20th to May 19th, 2019

Thought and Culture of Buddhism

Second harf：May 21st to June 9th, 2019

―From India to Japan―

The mark of ◎ indicates objects designated by the Japanese Government as Important Cultural Properties.

◆Part I Various Aspects of the Buddhism in Asia
Format and▶No.

▶Title▶Provenance▶Materials▶Date▶Location and Owner▶Exhibition Term

1. What is Buddhism?
1Standing Buddha

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd century

Ryukoku University

2

Seated Buddha

Gandhara

Schist3rd-4th CenturyRyukoku University

3Standing Bodhisattva

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd century

Ryukoku University

4

Square Capital with 4 Seated Buddhas

MathuraSandstone

2nd century

Ryukoku University

Original:

Original:

Original: Tokyo

Gilt Bronze

Around 3rd century

National Museum

5

Head of Buddha(Replica)

Original: Khotan

6Standing Buddha

Thailand

Gilt Bronze

7th-8th century

7Standing Buddha

Myanmar

Gilt Bronze

11th-12th century

8Standing Avalokiteśvara

Cambodia

Gilt Bronze

12th-13th century

2. Teaching of Shakyamuni and its Auccession
9

Rubbing of the Ashoka Inscription

Shahbaz Gahri

Rubbing on Paper3rd Century B.C.

Ryukoku University

First half

10

Rubbing of the Ashoka Inscription

LumbiniRubbing on Paper

3rd Century B.C.

Ryukoku University

Second half

11

Dīgha Nikāya (Thai Royal Edition)

ThailandPrint on Paper

1893 A.D.

Ryukoku University

First half

12

Dharmaguptaka Vinaya in Chinese (四分律), vol.58

China

Print on Paper

Ryukoku University

Second half13Saṁyukta Āgama in Chinese (雑阿含経), Vol.41

China

Print on Paper

Ryukoku University

First half

14

Madhyama Āgama in Chinese (中阿含経), vol.6

15

The Saddharmapuṇḍarīka-sūtra in Chinese (妙法蓮華経) China

16

The Mahāprajñāpāramitā-sūtra in Chinese(大般若波羅蜜多経), vol. 275

Gold onDark Blue Paper

Dunhuang

Print on Paper

Ink on paper

Northern Song:1099 A.D.
Song Period

Late Heian Period

Second half

Ming, published in 1600 Ryukoku University

Second half

Northern Song:966 A.D.

Ryukoku University

3. Mahayana Buddhism in Gandhara Region and Central Asia
17

Birth of Siddhārtha

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd century

18

First BathGandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

Ryukoku University

Ryukoku University

19

Temptation by Māra, Enlightenmentand First Sermon

Ryukoku University

20

Descent from Trayastrimsha Heaven

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

21

Parinirvāna

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

22

Seated Buddha on a Lotus Flower

Khadalik (Khotan)

Stucco5th-7th century

Ryukoku University

23

Head of Bodhisattva

KarashahrClay

5th-6th Century

Ryukoku University

2nd-3rd century

Ryukoku University

4. Buddhism in China
24

Money Tree

China

Bronze25

Buddha Trinity

China

Stone

Northern Wei Period,
525 A.D.

First half◆Part Ⅱ Buddhism in Japan
Format and▶No.

▶Title▶Provenance▶Materials▶Date▶Location and Owner

Shitennō-ji, Osaka▶Exhibition Term

1. Introduction of Buddhism to Japan
26

Eaves Tiles Excavated from Shitennō-ji

Ceramic

Asuka-Nara period

27

Fragments of Earthen Figure Excavated from Tachibana-dera

Ceramic

Hakuhō period

Ceramic

Hakuhō period

Clay

Nara period

Yakushi-ji, Nara

Color on Silk

Muromachi period

Onjō-ji, ShigaFirst half

Muromachi periodNakano-ku, Shiga

Second half

Jūshin-in, Kyoto

28
29

Fragments of Earthen Figure Excavated from the Site ofYamada-dera
Fragments of Clay statue of Eight eventsin the Life of◎ Shakyamuni(Box No. 16)30

Portrait of Prince Shōtoku as Regent

31

Portrait of Prince Shōtoku at the age of sixteen

Ink and color onsilk

2. The State and Buddhism
32

Seated Dainichi Nyorai (Mahāvairocana)

Wood

Late Heian period

33

Portrait of Kōbō-daishi (the founder of Shingon-shū )Color on silk

Muromachi period

Ink and color on

Kamakura-Nambokuchsilkō period

Color on silk

Muromachi period

Color on silk

Nambokuchō period

Color on silk

Kamakura period

Color on silk

Muromachi period

34

Mandala of Butsugen-butsumo (Buddhalocanī)

35

Fudō Myōō (Acalanātha) and two attendant children

363738Fudō Myōō (Acalanātha) and thirty-six attendant
children
Aizen Myōō (Rāgarāja)
Yakushi Nyorai (Bhaiṣajyaguru) triad and Jūnishinshō(The Twelve Divine Generals)

First half
Onjyō-ji, Shiga
Eikandō Zenrin-ji,
Kyoto
Ryukoku University

Second halfFirst half
Second halfFirst half

Ryukoku University

39

Rasetsuten (Nirrti) and Emmaten (Yama) of Twelve Devas

Ink on Paper

Kamakura period

40

Rasetsuten (Nirrti) and Emmaten (Yama) of Twelve Devas

Color on Silk

Nambokuchō period

Mimuroto-ji, Kyoto

Ryukoku University

Second halfFirst half
Second half

3. Development and Maturity of Japanese Buddhist Culture
41

Oōyōshū (Essentials for Rebirth in the Pure Land)

Ink on paper

Muromachi period

42

Ojōkō-shiki (Book on Ojōkō )Ink on Paper

Kamakura Period

Color on Silk

Nanbokuchō period

Color on Silk

Nanbokuchō period

43
4445
46

Taima Mandala (Pure Land of Amitābha Buddha Basedon the Guan wu liang shou jing)
Taima Mandala
Descent of Amida (Amitābha) Trinity

By Zhang Sigong

Image of Amida (Amitābha Tathāgata) <Principal
Image of Shinnyo-dō Temple>

Eikandō Zenrin-ji,
Kyoto
Ryukoku University

First half
Second half

Eikandō Zenrin-ji,

Color on Silk

Southern Song dynasty

Color on Silk

Kamakura Period

Ryukoku University

First halfColor on Silk

Muromachi period

Nison-in, Kyoto

Second half

Shōkō-ji, Toyama

First half

Shōken-ji, Toyama

Second half

Kyoto

Second half

47

Descent of Amida (Amitābha) Trinity

48

Portrait of Priest Shinran

49

Kuji-Myōgō (nine-character Name for Amida Nyorai ）Color on Silk

50

Kuji-Myōgō (nine-character Name for Amida Nyorai ）Color on silk

Nambokuchō period

Ryukoku University

First half

51

Image of Pure Land Masters of Japan

Color on Silk

Muromachi Period

Ryukoku University

Second half

52

Amida Nyorai (Amitābha Tathāgata）

Color on silk

Muromachi Period

Ryukoku University

First half53

Hōbenhosshin-sonzō (Image of Amida Nyorai )Color on silk

Muromachi Period

Myōan-ji, Shiga

Second halfColor on paper

Nambokuchō period

Schist2nd-3rd century

Wood

Kamakura Period

Saihō-ji, Hyogo

Wood

Liao period

Tsukiji Hongwan-ji, Tokyo54◎ Illustrated Biography of Priest Shinran

Endorsed byJunnyo (1577～1630)

captions: byZonkaku (1290-1373)

Color on Silk

Momoyama Period,dated 1611
NambokuchōMuromachi period

Temma Jōsen-bō,
OsakaCharacters of the Buddhism world
55

Standing Buddha

56Standing Amida Nyorai (Amitābha tathāgata)

57

Seated Bodhisattva

58

Seated Jizō Bosatsu (Bodhisattva Kṣitigarbha)

Wood

Kamakura Period

Onjō-ji, Shiga

59

Seated Fudō Myōō (Acalanātha)Wood

Early Heian period

Onjō-ji, Shiga

60

Standing Deity (Yaksī)Stone

5th-6th century

Ryukoku University

61

Standing Taishaku-ten (Indra)

Wood

Early Heian periodTōshōdai-ji, Nara

62

Three Robes and a Bowl

Modern Age

Ryukoku University

63

Buddha's Disciples and Arhats of Models for Buddhist
sculptures

Gandhara

China

North India

ThailandWood

Edo period-Meiji era