In Buddhism, there are three jewels: the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. The Illustrated Three Jewels is a Buddhist primer explaining the three jewels supplemented by illustrations, though these are now lost. It is thought that Minamoto no Tamenori (d. 1011) compiled its narratives in 984 (Eikan 2). This is a fragment from the oldest extant copy of the work; it features part of a tale about the priest Gyōki (668–749) welcoming the Indian monk Bodhisena (704–760) when he came to the Japanese archipelago during the Nara period (710–794).
SAIKI RyokoEnglish by Mary Lewine
Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, p.331, no.216.
Sanbō-e (Tōdaiji gire)
Ink on paper, hanging scroll
H 24.2, W 15.2
Heian period 12th century
Hoan 1 1120
- H049991
- H049990
- 2019/09/19
- H049991
- 2019/09/19
- D021490
- 1998/10/28
- A227540
- 1998/10/28
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| Accession Number | 1232-0 |
|---|---|
| Category | Writings |
| Bibliography | Buddhist Art Paradise: Jewels of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 2021.7, 354p. Ultimate Tōdai-ji: incomparable masterworks from Nara's Great Eastern Temple. Nara National Museum, 2002, 374p. (Japanese) |

