This "Kise Inhon-Kyō" is bound in orihon (accordion-type binding) format. Because in China, this format was used to print sutras and other Buddhist works, it was same in Japan. This sutra is considered to be written by Ashikaga Takauji—the founder and first shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate.
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Created/Published
1354
Genre:
Sutra
Color:
■ #342F30 ■ #C89B79 ■ #D2BBA8 ■ #D6AA89 ■ #DBB293
Size
Height 27cm × Width 11.5cm
Binding Style:
Orihon
Scripts/Fonts:
Kanji
Source:
Century Cultural Foundation Collection Keio Institute of Oriental Classics セ1212
