Jōzōhōshiden (Biography of the priest Jōzō)

Booklet, ink on paper
H 24.9, L 14.4; 31 papers
Kamakura period　13th century
Kangi 3　12331

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This is the biography of the Tendai monk Jōzō (891-964), a son of Miyoshi no Kiyoyuki. The biography chiefly records various wondrous deeds performed by Jōzō, who had undergone spiritual training in the mountains of Kumano and Ōminesan. Among these was the miraculous result of the esoteric-Buddhist Daiitoku rite that he conducted to subdue the rebel Taira no Masakado.  
Object label 

Accession Number 1018-0
Category Writings
Provenance Formerly kept in Tōin, Hōryū-ji temple, Nara
Bibliography Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Writings. Nara National Museum, 1990, 136p. (Japanese)

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