Golden Scriptures

Japanese: 金字経 - きんじきょう

A sutra written with gold powder dissolved in glue. It is generally written in gold or silver characters on dark blue paper called konshi kinin, and was used not only in Japan and China but also in Tibet. There are also copies written with gold and silver alternating. In Japan, the oldest known sutra is the Golden Light Sutra at Ryūkōin Temple on Mount Koya (8th century), and during the Nara period, a specialized office called the Kinji Sutra Office was even established.

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Japanese:

金粉をにかわなどに溶いたもので書いた経典。一般には，紺紙金泥と称される紺色の紙に金字または銀字をもって書かれたものが多く，日本，中国のみならずチベットでも行われた。また，金銀を交互に用いて書写したものもある。日本では，高野山竜光院の『金光明最勝王経』が最も古いものとされ (8世紀) ，奈良時代には金字経所と呼ばれる専門の役所まで設置された。

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