Avatamsaka Sutra Art

Japanese: 華厳経美術 - けごんきょうびじゅつ

This refers to Buddhist art developed based on the Avatamsaka Sutra, but few surviving pieces remain in China, Korea, or Japan. In Japan, pieces from the Nara period and the end of the Heian period through to the Kamakura period have survived intermittently, mainly from Todaiji Temple, which is noteworthy when considering Avatamsaka Sutra art. There is an old translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra in 60 volumes and a new translation in 80 volumes, but the final chapter of each version is the "Entering the Realm of Dharma," a Buddhist tale in which the boy Suddenly visits 53 wise men in search of the Dharma.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

《華厳経》にもとづいて展開された仏教美術をいうが，その遺品は中国，朝鮮，日本を通じて少ない。日本においては，東大寺を中心として，奈良時代と平安末から鎌倉期にかけてのものとが断続的に遺存する点が，華厳経美術を考察する上で注目される。《華厳経》には60巻本の旧訳（くゆく）と，80巻本の新訳とあるが，各本とも最終の会（え）は入法界品であり，善財童子が53人の善知識を訪ねて求法（ぐほう）する仏教説話である。

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