Detail View: The AMICA Library: Hua-yan Ching Pu-hsien Hsing-yuan Pin (Book of Sudhana, from the Garland Sutra)
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.98.71
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Books
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Creator Name:
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artist unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Creator Name-CRT:
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artist unknown
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Title:
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Hua-yan Ching Pu-hsien Hsing-yuan Pin (Book of Sudhana, from the Garland Sutra)
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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16th century - 17th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1500
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Creation End Date:
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1699
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Materials and Techniques:
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woodblock print on paper
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Dimensions:
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H.16-1/16 x W.4-3/8 x D.5/8 in. (closed)
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Component Measured:
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overall
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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98.71
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
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Inscriptions:
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MARK
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Rights:
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Context:
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The final chapter of the Garland Sutra was considered essential reading for all Buddhists. It concerns the Indian boy Sudhana who, while searching for knowledge of the Buddhist law, sought advice from 53 different bodhisattvas. Finally, the bodhisattva Samantabhadra taught him his ten great compassionate vows and how to fulfill them in order to attain enlightenment. This woodblock printed edition features a printed frontispiece in which a large seated Buddha is shown surrounded by thirty followers. Following the frontispiece is a colophon wishing prosperity and long life to the emperor. The seventy pages of text contains three large red temple seals. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.24722c.tif
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