Ryukoku Museum Concept Exhibition

Thought and Culture of Buddhism―From India to Japan

List of Works

Jul.13th to Aug.9th, 2013.

Part I Various Aspects of the Buddhism in Asia
1. What is Buddhism?
No Title

Provenance

Format andMaterials

Date

Location and Owner

1Standing Buddha

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

Ryukoku University

2

Seated Buddha

Gandhara

Schist3rd-4th Century

Ryukoku University

3Standing Bodhisattva

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

Ryukoku University

4

Seated Maitreya with Legs CrossedKapisi

SchistAround 3rd Century

Ryukoku University

5Square Capital with 4 Serated BuddhasMathura

Sandstone

2nd Century

Ryukoku University

6Head of Buddha

Gandhara (Tarbela)

Stucco4th-5th Century

Ryukoku University

Original:
7th-8th Century

Original: Tokyo
National Museum

3rd Century

Ryukoku University

7Reliquary (Replica)

Original: Kucha

Original:
Wood, Canvas

8Assault of Mara and Enlightenment

Nagarjunakonda

Limestone

9Seated Buddha

SarnathSandstone

6th-7th Century

Ryukoku University

10 Mural Painting of the Head of Buddha

Presumably Swat

Wall Painting

6th-8th Century

Ryukoku University

11 Standing Buddha

Thailand

Gilt Bronze

7th-8th Century

12 Standing Buddha

Myanmar

Gilt Bronze11th-12th Century

13 Standing Avalokitesvara

Cambodia

Gilt Bronze

12th-13th Century

2. Teaching of Shakyamuni and its Auccession
No Title

Provenance

Format andMaterials

DateLocation and Owner

14 Rubbing of the Ashoka Inscription

LumbiniRubbing on Paper

3rd Century B.C.

Ryukoku University

15 Vinaya Pitaka Vol.6 (Thai Royal Edition)

ThailandPrint on Paper

1893 A.D.

Ryukoku University

16 Sanskrit Manuscripts of PrajñāpāramitāGilgitInk on Burchbark

7th Century

Ryukoku University

Ink on Paper

Tang Period

Ryukoku University

Ink on Paper

9th Century

Ryukoku University

The Māhāparinirvāna-sūtra (大般涅槃経)
17Dunhuang
in Chinese, vol. 25
The Suvarṇaprabhāsottama-sūtra (金光明最勝王経)
18Dunhuang
in Chinese, vol.10
19 The Chung hsu mo ho ti jing (衆許摩訶帝経)China

wood-block printing

Song Period

Ryukoku University

20 The Yu lan pen jing （盂蘭盆経）

China

Print on Paper

Ming Period

Ryukoku University

21 Stanpted Buddha and Bodhisattvas Images

Dunhuang

Seal on Paper

Tang Period

Ryukoku University

22 Three Robes and a Bowl

Thailand

Modern Age

Ryukoku University

3. Mahayana Buddhism in Gandhara Region and Central Asia
No Title

Provenance

Format andMaterials

DateLocation and Owner

23 Dipamkara Jataka

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

Ryukoku University

Dream of Queen Maya and24
Interpretation of the Dream

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

25 Birth of Siddhartha

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

26 Renunciation and the Great Departure

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

Temptation by Mara, Enlightenment
and First Sermon

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

Ryukoku University

28 Brahma (and Indra) Entreating Buddha to Preach

Swat

Schist

1st-2nd Century

Ryukoku University

29 First Sermon

Gandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Century

30 Descent from Trayastrimsha
HeavenyGandhara

Schist2nd-3rd Centuryy

31 Parinirvana

Kapisi

SchistAround 3rd Century

27

Ryukoku University

32 Death Robe

Swat

Schist

1st-2nd Century

Ryukoku University

33 Gandhari Inscription

Gandhara

Schist

Early 1st Century

Ryukoku University

34 Reliquary

Presumably Swat

SchistAround 26 B.C.

Ryukoku University

35 Pensive Bodhisattva with One Leg Pendent

Gandhara

Schist3rd-4th Century

Ryukoku University

36 Head of Buddha (Replica)

Original: Khotan

Original:
Original: Gilt Bronze
Around 3rd Century

Original: Tokyo
National Museum

37 Seated Buddha on a Lotus Flower

Khadalik (Khotan)

Stucco5th-7th Century

Ryukoku University38 Head of Bodhisattva

KarashahrClay

5th-6th Century

Ryukoku University

39 Brahmin Drona (Replica)

Original:
Kizil Caves

Original:
Wall Painting

Original:
7th Century

Original: Tokyo
National Museum

No Title

Provenance

Format andMaterials

Date

Location and Owner

40 Money Tree

China

Bronze2nd-3rd Century

Ryukoku University

China

Sandstone

Northern Wei Western Wei, 6th Century

Chinawood-block
printing

19th Century

Ryukoku University

ArtistFormat andMaterials

Date

Location and Owner
Shitennō-ji, Osaka

4. Buddhism in China

41 Buddha Trinity
42

The Vimalakīrtinirdeśa in Chinese(Dàqīng Tripitakam)

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

Eaves Tiles Excavated from Shitenno-ji Temple

Ceramic

Asuka-Hakuho period

2Standing Shakyamuni at Birth

Gilt Bronze

Hakuho period

3Standing Shakyamuni at Birth

Gilt Bronze

Nara period

4Standing Prince Shōtoku at the age of Sixteen

Color on Silk

Muromachi PeriodNakano-ku, Shiga

5

Illustrated biography of Prince Shotoku(J.,Shōtoku Taishi Eden ), 3rd and 4th hanging scroll

Color on Silk

Muromachi Period

Kōshō-ji, Hiroshima

6

Biography of Prince Shōtoku

Printed ink on paper 1666 C.E.

Ryukoku University

Format andMaterials

DateLocation and Owner

2. The State and Buddhism
No TitleArtist

7Million miniature pagodas

Wood

Nara period

Ryukoku University

8

Daihannya-gyo sutra, Scroll 91 (Yakushi-ji version)

Ink on Paper

Nara period

Yakushi-ji, Nara

9Standing image of Mahasri

Wood

Late Heian Period

Yakushi-ji, Nara

10 San-ron Gengi

Printed ink on paper 1630 C.E.

11 Satyasiddhi-sastra (Jōjitsu-ron )Printed ink on paper 1826 C.E.

Ryukoku University

12 Note on the Jō-yuishiki-ron , Scroll 9

Ink on Paper

Ryukoku University

13 Abhidharma Mahavibhasa-sastra

Printed ink on paper Edo period

Ryukoku University

Supplement to the commentaries of the
14 Dharmaguputaka vinaya (J., Shibunritsu
sakuhan hoketsu gyōjishō )Printed ink on paper Edo period

Ryukoku University

15 Avatamsaka-sutra (J., Kegon kyō ), Scroll 1

Ink on Paper

Kamakura period

Ryukoku University

Format andMaterials

DateLocation and Owner

16 Portrait of Priest Zhiyi

Color on Silk

Muromachi period

Nison-in, Kyoto

17 Fragments of Lotus Sutra

Gold onDark blue paper

Late Heian Period

Kimpusen-ji, Nara

Ink on Paper

Kamakura period

Eikandō Zenrin-ji,
Kyoto

Color on Silk

Muromachi Period

Nison-in, Kyoto

C l on Silk
Color

Kamakura
KamakuraNambokucho period

Onjō-ji,Shiga
O jō ji Shi

Muromachi period

Ryukoku University

3. Art of Esoteric Buddhism and the Related Works
No Title

18

Essentials of the One Vehicle Teaching(J., Ichijō yōketsu )19 Mandala of Both Realms
20 Mandala
M d l off Buddhalocani
B ddh liArtist21 Seated image of Acalanatha

Wood

Early Heian Period

Onjō-ji, Shiga

22 Standing image of Aarya-Avalokitesvara

WoodLate Heian Period

Yakushi-ji, Nara

23 Mahāvairocana (J., Dainichi nyorai )Color on Silk

Kamakura period

24 Ākāśagarbha (J., Kokūzō bosatsu )Color on Silk

Muromachi Period

Ryukoku University

Thousand armed Avalokiteśvara with
25 twenty-eight attendants(J., Senju kannon Nijūhachibushū )Color on Silk

Kamakura period

Eikandō Zenrin-ji,Kyoto

26 Ragraja (J.,Aizen myō-ō)

Color on Silk

Kamakura period

Mandala of Ryōzu-Aizen (Combined Form
27of Acalanatha and Ragraja)

Color on Silk

Muromachi Period

Eikandō Zenrin-ji,Kyoto

28 Prithvī (J., Jiten )Color on Silk

Muromachi PeriodIshiyama-dera, Shiga

29 Mandala of Tenkawa Benzaiten (skt., Sarasvatī)Color on Silk

Muromachi PeriodIshiyama-dera, Shiga

Ink on Paper

Kamakura period

Ryukoku University

Ink on paperwith pigments

Edo period

Ryukoku University

Ink on Paper

1149 C.E.

Ryukoku University

Records of the Buddhist Ceremony"Shingon-in " in every January
Illustration of the Ritual Equipments for the31
Inner hall (J., Naidōjō dōgu-no-koto )30

32 Daiun-gyō Kiudampō

4. Development and Maturity of Japanese Buddhist Culture ~Spread of Pure Land Buddhism~
Format andMaterials

DateLocation and Owner

33 Seated Image of Amitabha

Gilt Bronze

Kamakura period

Ryukoku University

Image of Amitabha Tathagata
34(Principal image of Shinnyo-dō temple)

Color on Silk

Kamakura period

Ryukoku University

No Title

Artist35 Image of five Pure Land Masters in China

Color on Silk

Edo period

Nison-in, Kyoto

36 Image of Ksitigharbha and Ten Hell Kings

Color on Silk

Muromachi Period

Ryukoku University

37 Two of Ten Hell Kings

Color on PaperMuromachi Period

Ryukoku University

38 Descent of Amitābha Trinity

Color on Silk

Nambokucho Period

Shōzō-ji,Fukui

Image of Amitābha Tathagata
39(Descent of Amitābha)Color on Silk

Muromachi Period

Honsen-ji,Fukui

1688 C.E.

Ryukoku University

Muromachi Period

Ryukoku University

Ink on paper

Kamakura period

Eikandō Zenrin-ji,
Kyoto

Ink on Paper

Muromachi - Edo period

Ryukoku University

Ink on Paper

1554 C.E.

Eikandō Zenrin-ji,
Kyoto

Printed ink
on paperPrinted ink
on paper

40 Amida-kyo Sutra
41 Book on the Pure Land (J.,Ojō-yōshū )Collection of passages on Birth in the Pure
Land and its Stability (J., Ketsujō ōjō shū )Passages on the Selection of Nembutsu
43in the Original Vow

42

44 Seven Article Pledge (J.,Shichikajō Goseikai )By Sanjōnishi Kin'eda(1487-1525)

5. Development and Maturity of Japanese Buddhist Culture ~Art of Shinshu Sect~
Format andMaterials

Date

Location and Owner

Color on Silk

Muromachi period

Hiken-ji, Fukui

Wood

Kamakura period

Saihō-ji,Hyogo

Wood

1551C.E.

Kōshō-ji, Hiroshima

Color on Silk

NambokuchoMuromachi period

Ryukoku UniversityColor on Silk

Muromachi period

Enkō-ji,Nara

Six character for Amitābha and Images of50 Pure Land Masters of Japan(J., Rokuji myōgō Kōsō renza-zō)Color on Silk

Muromachi period

Hiken-ji, Fukui

Portrait of Priest Honen,Shinran,Nyoshinand Kakunyo

Color on Silk

Muromachi period

Enkō-ji,Nara

Manifestation of Amida Tathagata's light
52 with Line of Succesion in Pure Land Buddism
from India to Japan(J.,KōmyōHonzon)

Color on Silk

Muromachi period

Saitsū-ji,ShigaNo TitleArtist

45 Portrait of Priest Shinran
46 Standing image of Amitabha Tathagata47 Platform in the Form of Mt. Sumeru

By Yūkei

48 Nine-character Name [for Amitabha Buddha]
49 Six-character Name [for Amitabha Buddha]

51

53

Image of Prince Shōtoku and his six vassals

54 Standing Image of Prince Shōtoku at under age
55

Textbook for the Jodo Shin Sect
(J., Kyō-gyō-shin-shō )Certificate by Jitsunyo(1458-1525)

Color on Silk

1532C.E.

Hiken-ji, Fukui

Wood

Nambokucho period

Kōshō-ji, Hiroshima

Ink on Paper

Muromachi period

Ryukoku University

56 Three fascucles of hymns (J., Shōzōmatsu Wasan )Printed ink on paper Muromachi periodMonkō-ji, Shiga

57 Textbook for Shinran's thought (J.,Tanni-shō )Printed ink on paper Muromachi period

Ryukoku University

Letter on a Buddhist Sermon on Shinshu sect
written by priest Rennyo (J.,Gobunshō )Letter on a Buddhist Sermon on Shinshu sect59
written by priest Rennyo (J.,Gobunshō )Historic sites of related to twenty four
60
Shinran's disciples
58

Issued by Jitsunyo(1458-1525)
Issued by Shōnyo(1516-54)

Printed ink on paper Muromachi periodMonkō-ji, Shiga

Printed ink on paper Muromachi period

Ryukoku University

Printed ink on paper 1809C.E.

Ryukoku University

6. Development and Maturity of Japanese Buddhist Culture ~Buddhism in Kamakura period~
No Title
61626364
65
66

ArtistCritical writing of Honen 's Book by Myo'e(J.,Zaijarin )Awaking the Mind from Delusion(J., Gumei hosshin shū )Legend of the Eight Buddhist schools(J., Hasshū den )Biographies of Japanese eminent monks(J., Nihon meisō den )Shakyamuni Descending the Mountainafter Asceticism
Avalokiteśvara with a vase of willow branch(J., Yōryū kannon)

67 Samantabhadra (J., Fugen bosatsu )Attributed to Sesson

Format andMaterials

DateLocation and Owner

Printed Ink onPaper

Edo period

Ryukoku University

Ink on Paper

Muromashi period

Ryukoku University

Ink on Paper

1473C.E.

Ryukoku University

Ink on Paper

Muromachi period

Ryukoku University

Ink on Silk

Muromachi period

Seigan-ji, Kyoto

Ink on Silk

Muromachi period

Ink on Paper

Muromachi period

7. Development and Maturity of Japanese Buddhist Culture ~Buddhism Established in Life~No Title

ArtistFormat andMaterials

DateLocation and Owner
Ryukoku University

68 Thirteen Buddhist Images (J., Jūsam-butsu )Color on Silk

Muromachi period

69 Thirty Guardian Deities (J., Sanjūban-shin )Color on Paper

Muromachi period

Mandala of the Contemplation sutra on the Buddhaof Immeasurable life (J., Muryōju kyō mandara)
Mandala of Six character for Amitābha
71(J., Rokuji no myōgō mandara)

Printed Ink andcolor on Paper

72 Illustrated Sutra of Amida-kyo

Printed Ink on Paper 1679C.E.

Ryukoku University

Printed Ink on Paper 1679C.E.

Ryukoku University

Printed Ink on Paper Edo periodRyukoku University

Printed Ink on Paper Edo period

Ryukoku University

Printed Ink on Paper Edo period

Ryukoku University

Printed Ink on Paper Edo - Meiji period

Ryukoku University

Printed Ink on Paper Edo period

Ryukoku University

Printed Ink on Paper Edo period

Ryukoku University

Printed Ink on Paper Edo period

7073
74
75
76
77
78
7980
81

Sutra of the Contemplation on the Buddha of
Immeasurable life (J., Kanmuryōju kyō )Descent of Amitābha and his Twenty-fiveBodhisattvas (Fan framed, J., Sensu-no-goei )Amida rising over the mountain: Taima-deraverision (J., Taimadera yamagoshi Amida)
Mandala of shin character with the Six relams,
Descent of Amitābha (J., Shinji mandara )Illustrated topography of Ishiyama-dera(J., Ishiyama-dera meisho no zu)
Illustrated map of Mino'o-san Ryōan-ji(J.,Mino'o-san Ryōan-ji garan no zu)
Illustrated map of Sanshū Hōrai-ji(J., Sanshū Hōrai-ji ezu )Road map for the temple exhibition(J., Kaichō michi annai )Self-guide map of Kantō disctrict for pilgrims(J., Bandō junrei hitori annai )Drawed by Shosui

Printed ink on
paper with pigment
Printed ink on
paper with pigment

1847C E
1847C.E.

1840C.E.

Ryukoku University

Edo period

Ryukoku University