Important Cultural Property
Ban, Fragment with Sanskrit Characters and Bodhisattvas

Embroidered on twill-weave silk
L 54.9-73.5, W 22.1-30.0
Kamakura period　13th century-14th century

Ban, Fragment with Sanskrit Characters and Bodhisattvas
  • D001433
Ban, Fragment with Sanskrit Characters and Bodhisattvas_0
  • D001433
  • 1990/01/31

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Hata and ban, Buddhist ritual banners, are hung throughout the grounds and within the halls of temples. These come from a set of thirty-two bodhisattvas of the Diamond World (Skt. Vajradhātu; J. Kongōkai) Mandala appearing across thirty-two banners. The bodhisattvas are embroidered in three forms: as their Sanskrit seed syllables (Skt. bīja; J. shuji), in their symbolic samaya form—the attribute that represents them—and in their form as an icon. The banners come from Hyōzu Taisha Shrine in Shiga.
 
NAITO SakaeEnglish by Mary Lewine 
Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, p.340, no.120-1. 

Accession Number 1186-0
Category Decorative Arts
Provenance Formerly kept in Hyōzutaisha-shrine, Shiga
Bibliography Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Supplement. Nara National Museum, 1999, 108p. (Japanese) Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, 354p.

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