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List of Works

Special Exhibition

Hōnen and Pure Land Buddhism
April 16 − June 9, 2024 | Heiseikan, Tokyo National Museum
Organizers: Tokyo National Museum; NHK; NHK Promotions Inc.; The Yomiuri Shimbun
Special Sponsors: Canon Inc.; Daiwa Securities Group; T&D Insurance Group; Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.
Sponsors: East Japan Railway Company; SHIMIZU CORPORATION; TAKENAKA CORPORATION;
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.; MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL CO., INC.;
MITSUBISHI ESTATE CO., LTD.; Mitsubishi Corporation
Special Supporters: Jōdo Shū 850th Anniversary Celebration Committee; Agency for Cultural Aﬀairs
Supporter: Nissha Co., Ltd.
A part of the proceeds from the exhibition will be used in a scheme under the TSUMUGU Project to help repair Japan’s cultural properties.

Notes

・This exhibition will also be held at the Kyoto National Museum from October 8 – December 1,

2024 and at the Kyushu National Museum from October 7 – November 30, 2025.
・The same artwork numbers are used in both the catalogue and the galleries, but the works are
not displayed in numerical order. The numbers missing from this list below indicate works,
which will be exhibited exclusively at the Kyoto or Kyushu venue.
・Designations identified by: ◉ National Treasure, ◎ Important Cultural Property.
・Some artworks may be rotated during the exhibition period. Exhibition lineup may change as
required by circumstances.

Chapter I.
Hōnen and His Time
1 ◎Collected Essays on Birth in the Pure Land(Ōjōyōshū)Heian period, dated 1171 (Jōan 1)
Shōren-in Temple, Kyoto
Volume 1: ① – ④
Volume 3: ⑤ – ⑧

2
Collected Essays on Birth in the Pure Land(Ōjōyōshū), Volume 5
Muromachi period, 15th century①–④/⑤–⑧

3
Portrait of the Priest Genshin, also known
as Eshin Sōzu
Nanbokuchō period, 14th century
Shōjuraikō-ji Temple, Shiga①–④

4 ◎Japanese Record of Births in Paradise(Nihon ōjō gokuraku ki)
Heian period, dated 1086 (Ōtoku 3)
Tenri Central Library, Nara①–④

・Artworks are on view throughout the exhibition period unless otherwise indicated.

The rotation schedule is as follows:
Term ① 4/16 (Tue.) − 4/21 (Sun.)
Term ③ 4/30 (Tue.) − 5/6 (Mon.)
Term ⑤ 5/14 (Tue.) − 5/19 (Sun.)
Term ⑦ 5/28 (Tue.) − 6/2 (Sun.)

Term ② 4/23 (Tue.) − 4/29 (Mon.)
Term ④ 5/8 (Wed.) − 5/12 (Sun.)
Term ⑥ 5/21 (Tue.) − 5/26 (Sun.)
Term ⑧ 6/4 (Tue.) − 6/9 (Sun.)

5 ◎Letter by Yoshishige no Yasutane

19
Buddha Entering Nirvana

Heian period, 10th–11th century
Tokyo National Museum

Kamakura period, 13th century
Shin Chion-in Temple, Shiga⑤–⑧

11
The Three Pure Land Sutras ( Jōdo
sanbukyō)

Sutra on the Buddha of Infinite Life, Volumes 1
and 2; Contemplation Sutra; Amitābha Sutra
Kamakura period, 12th–13th century
Shōjōke-in Temple, Kyoto①–④/⑤–⑧

20 ◎Portrait of Master Hōnen, known as
Ashibiki no miei
Kamakura period, 13th century
Nison-in Temple, Kyoto①–④

22
Portrait of Master Hōnen, known as
Takanobu no miei

15 ◎Seated Portrait of Master Hōnen

Kamakura period, 14th century
Chion-in Temple, Kyoto

Kamakura period, 14th century
Taima-dera Oku-no-in Temple, Nara

23
Portrait of Master Hōnen①–④

16
Seated Portrait of Master Hōnen
Kamakura period, 13th century
Hyakumanben Chion-ji Temple, Kyoto

18Standing Portrait of Master Hōnen
Kamakura period, 14th century
Shin Chion-in Temple, Shiga

Presumably inscribed by Hōnen (1133–1212)
Kamakura period, 13th–14th century
Zendō-ji Temple (Kurume City), Fukuoka①–④

24
Portrait of Master Hōnen
Presumably inscribed by Hōnen (1133–1212)
Kamakura period, 14th century
Chion-in Temple, Kyoto
⑤–⑧

25 ◎
Portrait of Master Hōnen
Kamakura period, 14th century
Jōfuku-ji Temple, Ibaraki

35
Illustrated Life of Master Hōnen (Hōnen
Shōnin den ekotoba), Rinna Version,
Volumes 3 and 4

46-1 ◎
Seven Article Pledge (Shichikajō seikai)

Kamakura period, dated 1204 (Genkyū 1)
Nison-in Temple, Kyoto⑤⑥

Edo period, 17th century
Myōjō-in Temple, Tokyo

①–④

26 ◉
Illustrated Biography of Master Hōnen(Hōnen Shōnin e-den)①–④/⑤–⑧

47 ◎Mandala of Amida (Amitābha) and Retinue
Welcoming the Devotee to the Pure Land
(Gōshō mandara)

Kamakura period, 14th century
Chion-in Temple, Kyoto
Volumes 6 and 14: ① – ④
Volumes 31 and 42: ⑤ – ⑧

27 ◎Illustrated Biography of Master Hōnen(Hōnen Shōnin e-den)
Muromachi period, 15th century
Taima-dera Oku-no-in Temple, Nara
Volumes 18 and 19: ① – ④
Volumes 1 and 34: ⑤ – ⑧

28
Transmission of the Teachings (Denpō-eruzū), also known as Illustrated Life of theJapanese Founder [Hōnen] (Honchō soshi
denki ekotoba)
Muromachi period, 16th century
Zendō-ji Temple (Kurume City), Fukuoka
Volume 1: ① – ④
Volume 4: ⑤ – ⑧

29
Fragments of Transmission of the Teachings(Denpō-e ruzū)
Kamakura period, 14th century
Okayama Prefectural Museum“Dinner in Shiaku Village,”“The Imperial Pardon,” and “Enshrining a Setof the Complete Buddhist Canon” Scenes: ① – ④“Hōnen delivering a Sermon at Katsuō-ji Temple,”“The Appearance of a Heavenly Acolyte andBlossoming of Lotuses at Hōnen’s Grave inŌtani,” and “Hōnen at His Deathbed” Scenes: ⑤ – ⑧

31
Fragment of Transmission of the Teachings(Denpō-e ruzū): “Honen’s Return to Kyoto”
Scene
Kamakura period, 14th century
①–④

33 ◎
Illustrated Biography of Master Hōnen(Hōnen Shōnin e-den)
Kamakura period, 13th century
Zōjō-ji Temple, Tokyo
Volume 1: ① – ④
Volume 2: ⑤ – ⑧

34 ◎Illustrated Biography of Master Hōnen(Hōnen Shōnin e-den), Rinna Version
Kamakura period, 14th century
Tokyo National Museum
Volume 7: ① – ④
Volume 8: ⑤ – ⑧

38 ◎Illustrated Gleanings of the Virtuous Monk
[Hōnen] (Shūi kotokuden e)
Kamakura period, dated 1323 (Genkō 3)
Jōfuku-ji Temple, Ibaraki
Volume 3: ① – ④
Volume 5: ⑤ – ⑧

39 ◎Illustrated Biography of Master Hōnen(Hōnen Shōnin e-den)
Kamakura period, 14th century
Saidō-ji Temple, Mie
①–⑤

40 ◎
Illustrated Biography of Master Hōnen(Hōnen Shōnin e-den)
Kamakura period, 14th century
Yamanashi Prefectural Museum⑥–⑧

41
Scene of Master Hōnen’s Birth into thePure Land (Hōnen Shōnin ōjō zu)
Nanbokuchō–Muromachi period, 14th–15th
century
Tōryū-ji Temple, Aichi

Kamakura period, 12th–13th century
Seiryō-ji Temple, Kyoto
①–④

48 ◎
Mandala of Amida (Amitābha) and Retinue
Welcoming the Devotee to the Pure Land
(Gōshō mandara), Reproduction
Nanbokuchō period, 14th century
Seiryō-ji Temple, Kyoto
⑤–⑧

49 ◎
Vows Handwritten by Kumagai Naozane
By Kumagai Naozane (1141–1208)
Kamakura period, 13th century
Seiryō-ji Temple, Kyoto
⑤–⑧

50 ◎
Origin of the Mandala of Amida(Amitābha) and Retinue Welcoming the
Devotee to the Pure Land (Gōshō mandara
yurai)
Kamakura period, 13th century
Seiryō-ji Temple, Kyoto

⑤–⑧

①–④

42
Scene of Master Hōnen Entering Nirvana(Hōnen Shōnin nehan zu)

51 ◎Letters by the Priests Genkū (Hōnen) andShōkū

Edo period, 17th century
Hyakumanben Chion-ji Temple, Kyoto

Kamakura period, 13th century
Seiryō-ji Temple, Kyoto

①–④

①–④

43
Scene of Master Hōnen Entering Nirvana(Hōnen Shōnin nehan zu)

53-2 ◎
Votive Objects Deposited in Jizō Statue:
Sutra of Innumerable Meanings (Muryōgikyō) as a Karmic Connection Sutra with
Each Line Copied by Different Monks⑤–⑧

Heian–Kamakura period, 12th century
Saikō-ji Temple, Aichi

44 ◎Passages on the Selection of the Nenbutsu
in the Original Vow (Senchaku hongan
nenbutsu shū), Rozan-ji Version⑤–⑧

Edo period, 17th century
Konkai Kōmyō-ji Temple, Kyoto

Kamakura period, 12th–13th century
Rozan-ji Temple, Kyoto
①–④

45 ◎
Passages on the Selection of the Nenbutsu
in the Original Vow (Senchaku hongan
nenbutsu shū), Ōjō-in Version
Kamakura period, dated 1204 (Genkyū 1)
Taima-dera Oku-no-in Temple, Nara
⑤–⑧

55 ◎
Seated Portrait of Master Shandao(J: Zendō Daishi)
Kamakura period, 13th century
Raikō-ji Temple, Nara
⑤–⑧

58 ◎
Portrait of Master Shandao(J: Zendō Daishi)
Kamakura period, 13th century
Hyakumanben Chion-ji Temple, Kyoto①–④

59
Embroidered Portrait of Master Shandao(J: Zendō Daishi) (in Portable Altar)
Nanbokuchō–Muromachi period, 14th–15th
century
Taima-dera Nenbutsu-in Temple, Nara

74
Fragment of Illustrated Biography of theFive Chinese Pure Land Patriarchs( Jōdo goso e)
Nanbokuchō period, 14th century

①–④

⑤–⑧

60
Mandala of the Two Patriarchs, Hōnen andShandao (Niso mandara)
Nanbokuchō period, 14th century
Chion-in Temple, Kyoto
①–④

63 ◎
The Two Rivers and the White Path
(Niga byakudō)Kamakura period, 13th century
Kōmyō-ji Temple, Kyoto
①–④

64 ◎
The Two Rivers and the White Path
(Niga byakudō)Kamakura period, 13th century
Kosetsu Museum of Art, Hyogo⑤–⑧

66
The Five Chinese Pure Land Patriarchs
Kamakura period, 14th century
Hyakumanben Chion-ji Temple, Kyoto①–④

69
The Five Chinese Pure Land Patriarchs
China, Yuan dynasty or Japan, Nanbokuchō period ,14th century
Shōjōke-in Temple, Kyoto⑤–⑧

Chapter II.
The World of Amida Buddha
75-1Standing Amida (Amitābha) Buddha
Kamakura period, 13th–14th century
Tanjō-ji Temple, Okayama
①–④

75-2
Votive Objects Deposited in Standing
Amida Statue (Woodblock Printed
Buddhas)Kamakura period, 13th–14th century
Tanjō-ji Temple, Okayama①–④

76-1 ◎
Standing Amida (Amitābha) Buddha
Kamakura period, dated 1212 (Kenryaku 2)
Jōdo Shū⑤–⑧

76-2 ◎
Votive Objects Deposied in Standing
Amida Statue (Vow to Erect Amitābha
Statue by Genchi; List of Donors including
Minamoto no Yoritomo)
Kamakura period, dated 1212 (Kenryaku 2)
Jōdo Shū⑤–⑧

82 ◎Amida (Amitābha) with Attending
Bodhisattvas (Zenkō-ji Style)
Kamakura period, dated 1254 (Kenchō 6)Tokyo National Museum⑤–⑧

83
Seated Amida (Amitābha) Buddha
Kamakura period, 13th century
Amida-ji Temple, Kyoto

85 ◎Family Altar with Rosewood Finish(Containing Welcoming Descent of Amida
Triad)
Family altar and Bodhisattvas: Kamakura period,
13th century
Amida (Amitābha): Edo period, 17th century
Sentai-ji Temple, Nara

87
Bodhisattva Masks
Masks I, II, III: Kamakura period, 13th century
Mask VI: Muromachi period, 16th century
Taima-dera Temple, Nara

88 ◉Welcoming Descent of Amida (Amitābha)and Twenty-five Bodhisattvas, Known as
Haya Raigō(the “Rapid Welcoming Descent”)
Kamakura period, 14th century
Chion-in Temple, Kyoto
①–④

96 ◎
Welcoming Descent of the Amida(Amitābha) Triad
Kamakura period, 14th century
Iwaki City, Fukushima⑤–⑧

98
Embroidered Welcoming Descent of theAmida (Amitābha) Triad Embroidery

71 ◎Illustrated Biography of the Five Chinese
Pure Land Patriarchs ( Jōdo goso e-den)

77 ◎Standing Amida (Amitābha) Buddha

Kamakura period, dated 1305 (Kagen 3)
Kōmyō-ji Temple, Kanagawa

Kamakura period, 12th–13th century
Chion-in Temple, Kyoto

Kamakura–Nanbokuchō period, 14th century
Chūgū-ji Temple, Nara

⑤–⑧

⑤–⑧

①–④

72 ◎
Illustrated Biography of the Five Chinese
Pure Land Patriarchs ( Jōdo goso e)
The Life of Master Shandao

78 ◎Standing Amida (Amitābha) Buddha

99
Embroidered Welcoming Descent of theAmida (Amitābha) Triad

Nanbokuchō period, 14th century
Kōmyō-ji Temple, Kanagawa

①–④

①–④

73
Illustrated Biography of the Five Chinese
Pure Land Patriarchs ( Jōdo goso e)
The Life of Master Tanluan
Nanbokuchō period, 14th century①–④/⑤–⑧

Kamakura period, 13th century
Jōtoku-ji Temple, Kyoto

81 ◎Amida (Amitābha) with Attending
Bodhisattvas (Zenkō-ji Style)
Kamakura period, 13th century
Iwaki City, Fukushima①–④

Nanbokuchō–Muromachi period, 14th–15th
century
Nara National Museum
⑤–⑧

100 ◎
Embroidered Amida Myōgo (Sacred Nameof Amitābha Buddha)
Kamakura–Nanbokuchō period, 14th century
Amida-ji Temple, Fukushima①–④

101 ◎
Amida (Amitābha) Buddha
Kamakura period, 13th century
Hōshin-ji Temple, Kanagawa⑤–⑧

105-1 ◎
Amida (Amitābha) Coming over the
Mountains
Kamakura period, 13th century
Konkai Kōmyō-ji Temple, Kyoto
①–④

105-2
Five-Colored Strings; Document ofProvenanceFive-colored strings: Muromachi period, 15th–16th
century
Document of provenance: Muromachi period, dated
1506 (Eishō 3)Konkai Kōmyō-ji Temple, Kyoto
①–④

106 ◎
Amida’s Western Paradise and Hell
Kamakura period, 13th–14th century
Konkai Kōmyō-ji Temple, Kyoto
①–④

107 ◎
The Ten Realms

Kamakura period, 13th century
Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji Temple, Kyoto⑤–⑧

Chapter III.
Hōnen’s Disciples and Their
Lineages112 ◉Taima Mandala
China, Tang dynasty or Japan, Nara period,
8th century
Taima-dera Temple, Nara

118 ◉Illustrated Origin of the Taima Mandala(Taima Mandara engi emaki)
Kamakura period, 13th century
Kōmyō-ji Temple, Kanagawa
Volume 1: ① – ④
Volume 2: ⑤ – ⑧

119 ◎Illustrated Origin of the Taima Mandala(Taima Mandara engi-e)
Kamakura period, 14th century
Taima-dera Temple, Nara

Kamakura period, dated 1262 (Kōchō 2)
Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji Temple, Kyoto⑤–⑧

123
Portrait of Master Shōkū
Muromachi period, 15th century
Seigan-ji Temple, Kyoto⑤–⑧

124
Pensive Portrait of Master Shōkū
Muromachi period, 15th–16th century
Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji Temple, Kyoto
①–④

126 ◎
Letters by Genkū (Hōnen), Shōkū, andOther Priests
Kamakura period, 13th century
Kōzen-ji Temple, Nara⑤–⑧

128
Illustrated Biography of Master Shōkū(Shōkū Shōnin e-den)
Muromachi period, dated 1531 (Kyōroku 4)
Jōkyō-ji Temple, Hyogo

By Aoki Ryōkei (n.d.) and Sōkei (n.d.)
Edo period, dated 1686 (Jōkyō 3)
Taima-dera Temple, Nara

Kamakura period, 13th century
Zendō-ji Temple (Kurume City), Fukuoka

117
Taima Mandala
Kamakura period, 14th century
Tokyo National Museum①–④

Kamakura period, dated 1240 (Ninji 1)
Zendō-ji Temple (Kurume City), Fukuoka

137
Portrait of Master Ryōchū

131 ◎Seated Portrait of Master Shōkō

⑤–⑧

136
Lotus Sutra Transcribed in Blood,
Volume 8120 ◎Origin of Taima Mandala(Taima Mandara engi)

113 ◎Taima Mandala (Jōkyō Version)

Kamakura period, 13th–14th century
Kyushu National Museum

⑤–⑧

⑤–⑧

①–③

116 ◎
Taima Mandala

Kamakura period, dated 1316 (Shōwa 5)
Shōjōke-in Temple, Kyoto①–④

Volume 2: ① – ④
Volume 1: ⑤ – ⑧

④–⑧

135
Handprint Confirmation of the Nenbutsu
Teaching (Matsudai nenbutsu jushuin),
Genshin Version

①–④

134
Handprint Confirmation of the Nenbutsu
Teaching (Matsudai nenbutsu jushuin),
Shōgokuraku Version
Kamakura period, dated 1228 (Antei 2)
Zendō-ji Temple (Kurume City), Fukuoka①–④

By Reishun (n.d.)
Meiji period, 19th century
Kōmyō-ji Temple, Kanagawa

138
Conferral of Teachings Certificate from
Ryōchū
Kamakura period, 1286 (Kōan 9)
Kōmyō-ji Temple, Kanagawa⑤–⑧

139
Deed of Transfer and Conferral of
Teachings Certificate from Ryōchū to His
Son Ryōgyō
Kamakura period1) Th e eighth month of 1286 (Kōan 9)2) Th e sixth day of the ninth month of 1286 (Kōan 9)3) Th e sixth month of 1287 (Kōan 10)4) Th e sixteenth day of the first month of 1272
(Bun’ei 9)Kōmyō-ji Temple, Kanagawa①–④

140
Portrait of Master Shōgei
Hymns by Jōgetsu (1687–1771)
Edo period, 18th century
Zōjō-ji Temple, Tokyo⑤–⑧

141
Portrait of Master Shōgei

Edo period, 18th–19th century
Hosshō-ji Temple, Ibaraki①–④

143
Ritual Procedures for Conferring theBodhisattva Precepts(Ch: Shou pusajie yi ze)
By Shōgei (1341–1420)
Muromachi period, dated 1409 (Ōei 16)
Jōfuku-ji Temple, Ibaraki①–④/⑤–⑧

144
Personal Annotations on The Chronicles ofJapan (Nihon shoki shishō)
By Dōyo (n.d.)
Muromachi period, 14th–15th century
Jōfuku-ji Temple, Ibaraki
Volumes 1 and 2: ① – ④
Volume 3: ⑤ – ⑧

145
Portrait of Master Shōsō
Hymns by Unga (1642–1710)
Edo period, 17th–18th century
Zōjō-ji Temple, Tokyo

146
The Seven Books of Jōdo ShūBy Shōgei (1341–1420), compiled by Shōsō (1366–
1440)
Muromachi period, 15th century
Zōjō-ji Temple, Tokyo

150
Rules and Regulations by the Temple
Founder
By Seiyo Gutei (1444–1516)
Muromachi period, 15th century
Daiju-ji Temple, Aichi①–④

151
One Sheet Document (Ichimai kishōmon)By Emperor Go-Kashiwabara (1464–1526)
Muromachi period, dated 1522 (Daiei 2)
Hyakumanben Chion-ji Temple, Kyoto①–④

152
One Sheet Document (Ichimai kishōmon)By Ashikaga Yoshiteru (1536–1565)
Muromachi period, dated 1560 (Eiroku 3)
Chion-in Temple, Kyoto
⑤–⑧

153 ◎
Amida (Amitābha) Triad in Portable Altar
Amida Triad: Kamakura period, 13th century
Portable Altar: Muromachi period, 16th century
Hōon-ji Temple, Kyoto⑤–⑧

158
Illustrated Origin of Jūnen-ji Temple( Jūnenji engi emaki)
By Tosa Mitsumochi (1496–?)
Muromachi period, 16th century
Jūnen-ji Temple, Kyoto
Volume 1: ① – ④
Volume 2: ⑤ – ⑧

159
Illustrated Origin of Nison-in Temple(Nison’ in engi emaki)
Muromachi period, 16th century
Nison-in Temple, Kyoto
Volume 1: ① – ④
Volume 2: ⑤ – ⑧

Chapter IV.
The Pure Land Sect in the Edo
Period165 ◎Seated Portrait of Tokugawa Ieyasu
Edo period, 17th century
Chion-in Temple, Kyoto③–⑧

167
Seated Portrait of Man’yo Sonshō
Edo period, 17th century
Chion-in Temple, Kyoto
③–⑧

168 ◎
Chinese Buddhist Canon, Song-Dynasty
Edition
1. Ś āriputrābhidharma, Volume 3
2. Th
 e Continued Biographies of Eminent Priests,
Volume 29
3. C
 ompilation of Worship and Repentance Rituals in
Various Sutras, Volume 2
4. V
 ajrapaṇ i Bodhisattva Subduing All Heretics in
the Great Teachings King Sutra, Volume 1
China, Southern Song dynasty, 12th century
Chion-in Temple, Kyoto①–④/⑤–⑧

170
Eight Heavenly Beings: Taishakuten(Indra), Jikokuten (Dhṛtarāṣṭra), Kongō
Rikishi (Vajrapani), and Mitsujaku Rikishi
By Kōnyo (n.d.), Matabē (n.d.), et al.
Edo period, dated 1621 (Genna 7)
Chion-in Temple, Kyoto

172
A Comprehensive Regulation of the Pure
Land Sect ( Jōdoshū sho hatto) from theseventh month of Genna 1 (1615)
Edo period, dated 1615 (Genna 1)
Chion-in Temple, Kyoto①–④

173
A Comprehensive Regulation of the Pure
Land Sect ( Jōdoshū sho hatto) from thetwenty-eighth day of the sixth month of
Genna 4 (1618)
Edo period, dated 1618 (Genna 4)
Chion-in Temple, Kyoto
⑤–⑧

175 ◎
Chinese Buddhist Canon, Song-Dynasty
Edition
1. Lotus Sutra, Volume 7
2. S utra on the Establishment of the Mindfulness of
the Right Dharma, Volume 40
3. Discourse on the Path to Liberation, Volume 1
4. S utra on the Bodhisattva Practice, Volume 1
5. S torage Box No. 23 (for sixty-one accordion
books)
China, Northern Song–Southern Song dynasty,
printed 12th century
Zōjō-ji Temple, Tokyo①–④/⑤–⑧

176 ◎Chinese Buddhist Canon, Yuan-Dynasty
Edition
1. Th
 e Mahāyāna Great Collection Sutra on the Ten
Wheels of Kṣitigarbha, Volume 10
2. Flower Garland Sutra, Volume 1
3. “ Chapter on the Conduct and Vows ofSamantabhadra” from the Avataṃ saka Sūtra
4. Mahāsatya-nirgrantha-sūtra(Ch: Dasazhe nijianzi suoshuo jing), Volume 10
5. S torage Box No. 55 (for twenty-two accordion
books)
China, Yuan dynasty, printed 13th century
Zōjō-ji Temple, Tokyo①–④/⑤–⑧

177 ◎Korean Buddhist Canon, Goryeo-Dynasty
Edition
1. Mahāprajñāpāramitā Mahāvidyā Sūtra
2. S pecial Revised Catalogue for the Newly Carved
Goryeo Dynasty Tripitaka, Volumes 21–25
3. T ripitaka Catalogue, Volumes 1–3
4. Th
 e Pronunciation and Meaning of the Complete
Buddhist Canon, Volumes 98–100
5. S torage Box No. 18 (for eleven accordion books)
Korea, Goryeo dynasty, printed 13th century
Zōjō-ji Temple, Tokyo①–④/⑤–⑧

179
Daily Recitation of Nenbutsu (Nikka
nenbutsu)
Attributed to Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542–1616)
Edo period, 17th century
Tokyo National Museum

180
The Three Pure Land Sutras ( Jōdo
sanbukyō)

Sutra on the Buddha of Infinite Life, Volumes 1
and 2; Contemplation Sutra; Amitābha Sutra
Edo period, 17th century
Gugyō-ji Temple (Jōsō City), Ibaraki①–④/⑤–⑧

174
A Comprehensive Regulation of the Pure
Land Sect ( Jōdoshū sho hatto) from theseventh month of Genna 1 (1615)

181
Buddha Entering Nirvana with Sacred
Assembly and Animals

Edo period, dated 1615 (Genna 1)
Zōjō-ji Temple, Tokyo

Edo period, 17th century
Hōnen-ji Temple, Kagawa

①–④

182
Portrait of Master Taichū
By Ryūkyū King Shō Nei (1564–1620)
Edo period, dated 1611 (Keichō 16)
Dannō Hōrin-ji Temple, Kyoto

187
Embroidered Illustrated Biography ofMaster Hōnen (Hōnen Shōnin e-den)
Edo period, 17th century
Isshin-ji Temple, Osaka

①–④

⑤–⑧

183
Plaque with Instructions for the Family of
Sima Guang

188
Seated Portrait of Master Yūten

Ryūkyū Kingdom, Second Shō dynasty, before 1611
Dannō Hōrin-ji Temple, Kyoto
①–④

184-1
Scene of Nerikuyō Procession at
Taima-dera Temple
By Tōkichi (n.d.) and Tōzō (n.d.)
Edo period, dated 1621 (Genna 7)
Saiju-ji Temple, Kyoto①–④

186
Imperial Presentation of the Posthumous
Name “Great Master Enkō” to Master
Hōnen (Zō Enkō Daishi gō ekotoba)
By Myōyo Kokan (1653–1717)
Edo period, dated 1697 (Genroku 10)
Chion-in Temple, Kyoto
Volume 1: ① – ③
Volume 3: ④⑤
Volume 2: ⑥ – ⑧

192
Six-Character Myōgo (Sacred Name of
Amida Buddha)
By Yūten (1637–1718)
Edo period, 17th–18th century
Yūten-ji Temple, Tokyo

193
Amida (Amitābha) with Six Character
Myōgo (Sacred Name of Amitābha Buddha)

By Takezaki Iwami (n.d.)
Edo period, dated 1719 (Kyōhō 4)Yūten-ji Temple, Tokyo

By Yūten (1637–1718)
Edo period, 17th–18th century
Yūten-ji Temple, Tokyo

189
Taima Mandala; Portrait of Master Yūten(in Portable Altar)
Edo period, 1722 (Kyōhō 7) or later
Yūten-ji Temple, Tokyo

190
Myōgo (Sacred Name of Amida Buddha) in
the Form of a Jeweled Stupa
By Yūten (1637–1718)
Edo period, dated 1699–1700 (Genroku 12–13)
Yūten-ji Temple, Tokyo

194
Five Hundred Arhats
By Kanō Kazunobu (1816–1863)
Edo period, 19th century
Zōjō-ji Temple, Tokyo
Hanging scrolls 11, 12, 23, 24, 41, 42, 59, 60, 63, 64, 81, and 82:①–④
Hanging scrolls 17, 18, 27, 28, 57, 58, 69, 70, 79, 80, 83, and 84:⑤–⑧

191
Ten Nenbutsu Myōgo (Sacred Name of
Amida Buddha)
By Yūten (1637–1718)
Edo period, dated 1700–1704 (Genroku 13–Hōei 1)
Yūten-ji Temple, Tokyo

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Chapter I.
Hōnen and His Time

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Chapter IV.
The Pure Land Sect in the Edo Period
Chapter II.
The World of Amida Buddha

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Chapter III.
Hōnen’s Disciples and Their Lineages