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Section from Chapter 4 of the Lotus Sutra (Miaofa lianhua jing)

Section from Chapter 4 of the Lotus Sutra (Miaofa lianhua jing)

Chinese

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 6:73 - 75 (recto), Sura 6: 75 - 77 (verso)

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 6:73 - 75 (recto), Sura 6: 75 - 77 (verso)

Arab

Copy of an Imperial Edict in Chinese and Mongolian Scripts

Copy of an Imperial Edict in Chinese and Mongolian Scripts

Chinese

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 4: 140 - 141 (recto), Sura 4: 141- mid 142 (verso)

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 4: 140 - 141 (recto), Sura 4: 141- mid 142 (verso)

Islamic

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 64: mid 9 - begin 14 (recto), Sura 64: begin 14 -18 (verso)

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 64: mid 9 - begin 14 (recto), Sura 64: begin 14 -18 (verso)

Ottoman?

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 5: 73 - 77 (recto), Sura 5: 77 - 82 (verso)

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 5: 73 - 77 (recto), Sura 5: 77 - 82 (verso)

Islamic

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 2: mid 229 - mid 231 (recto), Sura 2: 231- begin 233 (verso)

Folio from a Qur'an: Sura 2: mid 229 - mid 231 (recto), Sura 2: 231- begin 233 (verso)

Arab

Section from a Buddhist Cosmology (Nihon koku narabini Shumi shoten zu) with text copied by Monk Ryūi

Section from a Buddhist Cosmology (Nihon koku narabini Shumi shoten zu) with text copied by Monk Ryūi, active late 14th-early 15th c.

Monk Ryūyū

Compilation of Waka Poems and Chinese Verses for Recitation (Shinsen rōeishū) by Fujiwara no Mototoshi (d. circa 1142)

Compilation of Waka Poems and Chinese Verses for Recitation (Shinsen rōeishū) by Fujiwara no Mototoshi (d. circa 1142), 1155 - 1225

Attributed to Monk Jien

Sutra of Radiant Light (Hōkō-kyō) from the Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya-kyō) Vol. 3

Sutra of Radiant Light (Hōkō-kyō) from the Greater Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Daihannya-kyō) Vol. 3

Japanese

Elegant Mitate Designs (Fūryū mitate moyō)

Elegant Mitate Designs (Fūryū mitate moyō)

Japanese

Sample Certificate of a Monk's Ordination (Enryaku-ji kaichō)

Sample Certificate of a Monk's Ordination (Enryaku-ji kaichō), 1298 - 1356

Attributed to Prince Son'en

Vijñapti-mâtratâ-siddhi-sâstra (Jōyuishiki-ron) Volume 6, a scripture of the Hossō School of Buddhist theology

Vijñapti-mâtratâ-siddhi-sâstra (Jōyuishiki-ron) Volume 6, a scripture of the Hossō School of Buddhist theology

Japanese

Anthology of Waka and Chinese Poems (Wakan rōei shū) edited by Fujiwara Kintō (966-1041)

Anthology of Waka and Chinese Poems (Wakan rōei shū) edited by Fujiwara Kintō (966-1041)

Attributed to Sadanari Sesonji

Linked Verses (Renga) on the topic "What Boat?"

Linked Verses (Renga) on the topic "What Boat?", 1418 - 1489

Attributed to Monk Senjun

Buddhist Sutra: Abitalma Kyeshinjokron (Chinese, Abidamo Jieshenzulun; Sanskrit, Abhidharma-dhatu-kaya-pada), Chapter 1, Preface

Buddhist Sutra: Abitalma Kyeshinjokron (Chinese, Abidamo Jieshenzulun; Sanskrit, Abhidharma-dhatu-kaya-pada), Chapter 1, Preface

Korean

Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Chapter 18: Section Describing the Merits of Joyful Acceptance

Lotus Sutra (Hokke-kyō) Chapter 18: Section Describing the Merits of Joyful Acceptance

Japanese

Section from Chapter 35 of the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra (Boreboluomiduo jing)

Section from Chapter 35 of the Perfection of Wisdom Sutra (Boreboluomiduo jing), 6th-7th century

Attributed to Cao Gongyi

Section from Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra (Miaofa lianhua jing)

Section from Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra (Miaofa lianhua jing)

Chinese

Heart Sutra (Sanskrit: Prajnâpâramitâ-hrdaya-sūtra; Japanese: Hannya-shin-gyō), in running script (gyōsho)

Heart Sutra (Sanskrit: Prajnâpâramitâ-hrdaya-sūtra; Japanese: Hannya-shin-gyō), in running script (gyōsho), 1667 - 1736

Konoe Yorakuin Iehiro

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