Besson Zakki - Besson Zakki

Japanese: 別尊雑記 - べっそんざっき

Also known as the Gojukansho (Five-volume Collection). A collection of images compiled by Shinkaku (1117-1180) between his ascension to Mount Koya in 11856 and his death in 11880. It has 57 volumes. It contains a wide range of images from the Todai and Taisho schools of Esoteric Buddhism, including Keishu's Zuzosho and his teacher Kaneoi's Seirensho, and also includes many unique images, including those from China. A copy believed to have been written by Shinkaku himself is preserved at Ninna-ji Temple.

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Japanese:

『五十巻抄』ともいう。心覚 (1117～80) が保元1 (56) 年高野山に登ってから治承4 (80) 年に没するまでの間に編纂した図像集。 57巻。恵什の『図像抄』や師である兼意の『成蓮抄』をはじめ，東台両密諸流の図像を広範に収集し，唐本図像など異色の図像も多数収録。仁和寺には心覚自筆本とされる写本が伝存する。

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