Nagayao Gankyo Sutra - Nagayao Gankyo Sutra

Japanese: 長屋王願経 - ながやおうがんきょう

There are two types of Daihannyakyo Sutra: the one that Nagaya no Okimi copied in 712 (Wadō 5) in mourning the death of Emperor Mommu (683-707), and the one that he had copied in 728 (Jinki 5) as a prayer for the repose of his parents' souls. The former is also called the Wadōkyō and the latter the Jinkikyō. Neither has a boundary line, and the Jinkikyō is valuable in that it uses hemp paper and suggests a copying organization (copying place). The Wadōkyō is known to exist in over 220 volumes (Jomyō-ji Temple, Shiga Prefecture, and elsewhere), while the Jinkikyō is known to exist in three volumes (Nezu Museum, and elsewhere). [Kurihara Haruo]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

長屋王が文武天皇(683‐707)の崩御を悼んで712年(和銅5)発願書写させた大般若経と，728年(神亀5)父母の冥福を祈って書写させた大般若経の2種があり，前者を〈和銅経〉，後者を〈神亀経〉とも呼ぶ。ともに界線をひかず，また神亀経は長麻紙を用いる点，写経組織(写経所)がうかがわれる点でも貴重である。和銅経は二百二十数巻(滋賀県常明寺ほか)が，神亀経は3巻(根津美術館ほか)が伝えられている。【栗原治夫】

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