Ryukoku Museum Concept Exhibition

Thought and Culture of Buddhism―From India to Japan

List of Works

Mar.1st to 30th, 2014.

Part I Various Aspects of the Buddhism in Asia
1. What is Buddhism?
Title

Provenance

Format andMaterials

Date

Location and OwnerStanding Buddha

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

Ryukoku University

Standing Buddha

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

Standing Bodhisattva

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

Ryukoku University

Assault of Mara and Enlightenment

Nagarjunakonda

Limestone

3rd Century

Ryukoku University

Head of Buddha

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

Shitennō-ji, Osaka

Head of Buddha

Gandhara

Stucco3rd-5th Century

Head of Buddha

Gandhara

Terra cotta

5th-8th Century

Ryukoku University

Head of Buddha

Gandhara

Terra cotta

5th-8th Century

Ryukoku University

Head of Bodhisattva or Donor

Gandhara

Terra cotta

5th-8th Century

Head of Indra

Gandhara

Terra cotta

5th-8th Century

Ryukoku University

Donor

Gandhara

Stucco3rd-5th Century

Ryukoku University

Bhiksu (Monk)

Gandhara

Stucco3rd-5th Century

Ryukoku University

Seated Buddha Touching the EarthEast India

Stone

Pala Dynasty,
10th-11th Century

Ryukoku University

Square Capital with 4 Serated Buddhas

MathuraSandstone

2nd Century

Ryukoku University

Votive Stupa

BodhgayaStone

11th Century

Ryukoku University(Collection ofFUJITANI Kodo)

Standing Buddha

Thailand

Gilt Bronze

7th-8th Century

Standing Buddha

Myanmar

Gilt Bronze

11th-12th Century

Standing Avalokitesvara

Cambodia

Gilt Bronze

12th-13th Century

Various Buddhist Sculptures from Gandhara

2. Teaching of Shakyamuni and its Auccession
Title

Provenance

Format andMaterials

Date

Location and Owner

Rubbing of the Ashoka Inscription

Shahbaz Garhi

Rubbing onPaper

3rd Century B.C.

Ryukoku University

The Khuddhaka Nikaya(Thai Royal Edition)

ThailandPrint on Paper

1893 A.D.

Ryukoku University

The Mahavastu-avadana

Nepal

Ink on Paper

19th Century

Ryukoku University

Ink on Paper

Nara Period (768)Tōshōdai-ji, Nara

Sarvastivadavinaya in Chinese
Tibetan version of Sanghavedavastu ofMulasarvastivadavinaya

Tibet

Print on Paper

19th-20th Century

Ryukoku University

Three Robes

Tibet

Cotton

1960s

Ryukoku University

JarHadda?

Pottery

4th-5th Century

Ryukoku University

Gandhdri Manuscripts of
the Bhadrakalpika-sutra

BamiyanInk on Palm Leaf

3rd Century

Ryukoku University(HAYASHIDERACollection)

The Pancavimsatisahasrikaparamita-sutrain Chinese, vol. 24

Kucha

Ink on Paper

6th Century

Ryukoku University

The Fo ming jing

Dunhuang

Ink and Coloron Paper

Tang Period

Ryukoku University

Location and Owner

3. Mahayana Buddhism in Gandhara Region and Central Asia
Title

Provenance

Format andMaterials

Date

Birth of Siddhartha

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

Wedding Ceremony and Life in the Palace

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

Renunciation and the Great Departure

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

Temptation by Mara, Enlightenment
and First Sermon

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

Brahma (and Indra) Entreating Buddha
to Preach

Swat

Schist

1st-2nd Century

Descent from Trayastrimsha Heaven

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

Carving the Buddha Image
by King Udayana

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

Parinirvana

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

Dipamkara Jataka

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

Mural Painting of Several Jatakas

Hadda

Wall Painting

4th-5th Century

Ryukoku University

Head of Buddha

Gandhara

Stucco4th-5th Century

Ryukoku University

Reliquary (Replica)

Original: Kucha

Original:
Wood, Canvas

7th-8th Century

Original: Tokyo
National Museum

Head of Buddha (Replica)Original: Khotan

Original:
Gilt Bronze

Original:
Around 3rd Century

Original: TokyoNational Museum

Seated Buddha on a Lotus Flower

Khadalik (Khotan)

Stucco5th-7th Century

Ryukoku University

Head of Bodhisattva

KarashahrClay

5th-6th Century

Ryukoku University

Admiring King and Queen(Reproduction by SHOGAKI Masako)

Original:
Kizil Caves No. 80

Original:
Wall Painting

Original:
7th Century

Title

Provenance

Format andMaterials

Date

Location and Owner

Money Tree

ChinaBronze

2nd-3rd Century

Ryukoku University

Seated Śākyamuni and Prabhūtaratna

China

Gilt Bronze

Northern Wei Period,
6th Century

Standing Bodhisattva

China

Gilt Bronze

Sui Period

Seated Seven Buddhas on One Lotus Branch

China

Gilt Bronze

Tang Period,
7th Century

The Mahavaipulyabuddhavatamsaka-sutrain Chinese (Dàqīng Tripitakam)

China

Wood-block
printing

19th Century

Ryukoku University

ArtistFormat andMaterials

Date

Location and Owner

Eaves Tiles Excavatedfrom Shitennō-ji Temple

Ceramic

Asuka-Nara period

Shitennō-ji, Osaka

Standing Image of Amitāba, Zenkō-ji style

Gilt bronze

Kamakura Period

Standing Image of Avalokiteśvara, Zenkō-ji style

Gilt bronze

Kamakura Period

Ryukoku UniversityRyukoku University

4. Buddhism in China

Part II Buddhism in Japan
1. Introduction of Buddhism to Japan
Title

Standing Image of Avalokiteśvara, Zenkō-ji style

Gilt bronze

Kamakura Period

Illustrated Legends of Zenkō-ji Nyorai(Amitābha Trinity), vols.3 and 4

Color on Silk

Muromachi PeriodNakano-ku, Shiga

Format andMaterials

DateLocation and Owner

Rubbed copy of the World Preached in
Kegon-kyo Sutra Drawn on the Lotus Petalsof the Great Buddha of Tōdai-ji Temple

Rubbed ink onPaperNara Period(Original Drawing)

Ryukoku University

Daichido-ron Sutra, vol.84

Ink on Paper

Nara Period;
Tōshōdai-ji, Nara
dated 734 (Tempyō 6 )Standing image of Taishaku-ten (Indra)

Wood

Early Heian Period

Tōshōdai-ji, Nara

Standing image of Kisshō-ten (Mahāśrī)Wood

Late Heian Period

Yakushi-ji, Nara

Immyō-jūdai; Note on Buddhist Logic
written by Kempan

Ink on Paper

Muromachi Period;
Ryukoku University
dated 1440 (Eikyō 12)

Kegon-kyō Sutra, vol 1

Ink on Paper

Kamakura Period

Ryukoku University

Jō-yuishiki-ronjikki ;Note on the Jō-yuishiki-ron , vol.9

Ink on PaperMuromachi period

Ryukoku University

Shibunritsu-sakuhan-hoketsu-gyōjishō ;Supplement to the commentaries of theDharmaguputaka vinaya written by Daoxuan ,vols.2 and 3

Printed ink onPaper

Edo Period

Ryukoku University

Fragment of Lotus Sutra

Gold Paint on
Dark-blue Paper

Late Heian Period

Kimpusen-ji, Nara

Shōmen Kongō (Blue-faced Rāja)

Color on Silk

Muromachi Period

Rasetsu-ten (Rākṣasa) and Emma-ten(Yama) of Twelve Devas

Ink on Paper

Kamakura Period

Godai Myōō (Five Great Rāja)

Color on Silk

Muromachi Period

Kokūzō Bosatsu (Ākāśagarbha)
with Two Attendants

Color on Silk

Muromachi Period

Records of the Buddhist Ceremony"Shingon-in " in every January

Ink on Paper

Kamakura Period

Ryukoku University

Naidōjō Dōgu-no-koto ; Record of theRitual Equipments for the Inner hall

Ink and Coloron PaperEdo Period

Ryukoku University

Nihon Ryōi-ki ; Buddhist Talesin Ancient Japan

Printed ink onPaper

Edo Period; dated
1714 (Shōtoku 4)

Ryukoku University

Seated image of Fudō Myōō (Acalanātha)Wood

Early Heian Period

Onjō-ji, Shiga

Mandala of Kasuga Shrine

Color on Silk

Kamakura PeriodIshiyama-dera, Shiga

Mandala of Buddhist Deities ofKasuga Shrine

Color on Silk

Nambokuchō Period

Mandala of Kasuga Shrine andKōhuku-ji Temple

Color on Silk

Muromachi Period

Mandala of the Gods of Tōnomine Shrine

Color on Silk

Momoyama Period

The Four Shintō Gods of Mt. Kōya

Color on Silk

Muromachi Period

Kojima Kōjin

Color on Silk

Muromachi Period

Legendary Origins of the Gods of Kumano(Kumano-no-honji) , vol.1

Color on Paper

Muromachi Period

Mommyō-ji, Toyama

Text of the Legends of Kitano-tenjin Shrine,Shōka version, vol.2

Ink on Paper

Edo Period

Jōgū-temmangū,Osaka

2. The State and Buddhism
TitleArtist

Ryukoku University3. Development and Maturity of Japanese Buddhist Culture ~Spread of Pure Land Buddhism~
Format andMaterials

DateLocation and Owner

Amida (Amitābha) and Eight Bodhisattvas

Color on Silk

Koryo Dynasty

Seigan-ji ,Kyoto

Standing image of Amida (Amitābha) Tathagata

Wood

Kamakura Period

Saihō-ji,Hyogo

Seated image of Amida (Amitābha) Tathagata

Gilt bronze

Kamakura Period

Ryukoku University

Kammuryōju-kyō Sutra

Printed ink onPaper

Edo Period;
dated 1679 (Empō 7)

Ryukoku University

Kangyō-sho ; Book on Kam-muryōju-kyō
Sutra written by Shandao

Printed ink onPaper

Muromachi Period

Ryukoku University

Taima Mandala (Pure Land of Amitābha)Color on Silk

Nambokuchō Period

Text of the Legends of Taima Mandala(Pure Land of Amitābha of Taima-dera Temple)

Ink on Decorative Edo Period; datedpaper
1669 (Kambun 9)

Ryukoku University

Ojōkō-shiki ; Book on Ojōkō

Ink on Paper

Kamakura Period

Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji,
Kyoto

Jūsam-butsu (The Thirteen Buddhist Deities)Color on Silk

Muromachi Period

Portrait of Priest Hōnen

Color on Silk

Muromachi Period;
dated 1493 (Meiō 2)

Hongaku-ji,Fukui

Inscription of Portrait of Priest Hōnen

By Rennyo (1415-99) Ink on Paper

Muromachi Period;
dated1493(Meiō 2)

Hongaku-ji,Fukui

Illustrated Biography of Priest Hōnen ,vols.2 and 3

By Ryūen

Color on Silk

Nambokuchō , dated
1338 (Kemmu 5)

Kōshō-ji, Hiroshima

Printed Ink onPaper

Muromachi - EdoPeriod

Ryukoku University

Title

ArtistPassages on the Selection of Nembutsu
in the Original Vow written by Hōnen
Six-character Name [for Amitābha Buddha]in the block style of writing

Attributed to Rennyo

Ink on Paper

Muromachi Period

Daikō-ji, Wakayama

Six-character Name [for Amitābha Buddha]in the fully cursive style of writing

Attributed to Rennyo

Ink on Paper

Muromachi Period

Daikō-ji, Wakayama

Platform in the Form of Mt. Sumeru

By Yūkei

Wood

Muromachi; dated
1551 (Tembun 20)

Kōshō-ji, Hiroshima

Ekeizu (Illustrated Lineage ofMeikō 's Jōdoshin-shū Community)

Color on Paper

Nambokuchō period

Hōkō-ji, Hiroshima

Standing Image of Prince Shōtoku at under age

Wood

Nambokuchō period

Kōshō-ji, Hiroshima

Image of Prince Shōtoku andPure Land Masters of Japan

Color on Paper

Muromachi Period

Kōkyō-ji, Ishikawa

Image of Pure Land Masters of Japan

Color on Silk

Muromachi Period

Ryukoku University

Image of Amitābha Tathagata

Color on Silk

Muromachi Period

Ryukoku University

Image of Amitābha Tathagata(Hōben Hosshin Sonzō )Color on Silk

Muromachi Period

Myōan-ji, Shiga

Ink on Paper

Momoyama; dated
1607 (Keichō 12)

Ryukoku University

Pictorial Mandara of the Lotus Sect

Color on Silk

Muromachi Period

Hasshū-den ; Legends ofthe Eight Buddhist schools in Japan

Ink on Paper

Muromachi;dated
1473 (Bummei 5)

Ryukoku University

Zaijarin ; Critical writing of Hōnen 's Book
by Myō'ePrinted ink onPaper

Edo Period

Ryukoku University

Gumei Hosshin-shū ;Awaking the Mind from Delusion

Ink on Paper

Muromachi Period

Ryukoku University

Fragments of E-Inga-kyō (Sutra of Cause andEffect of Shakyamuni), Matsunaga-ke version

Ink and coloron Paper

Kamakura Period

Nirvana with scenes in the Life of Shakyamuni

Color on Silk

Kamakura Period

Shakyamuni in Nirvana

Color on Silk

Kamakura Period

Descent of Arhat

Color on Silk

Yuan Dynasty, ChinaArhat

Color on Silk

Kamakura Period

Descent of Sixteen Arhats

Color on Silk

Nambokuchō Period

Mandara Honzon of the Lotus Sect

By Nichion(1572-1642)

Nison-in, Kyoto