Three-storied miniature stūpa called Hyakumantō and Dhāraṇī sūtra

Wood, colored
H 21.0
Nara period　8th century

Three-storied miniature stūpa called Hyakumantō and Dhāraṇī sūtra
  • D038103
Three-storied miniature stūpa called Hyakumantō and Dhāraṇī sūtra_0
  • D038099
  • 2004/02/25
Three-storied miniature stūpa called Hyakumantō and Dhāraṇī sūtra_1
  • D038103
  • 2004/02/25
Three-storied miniature stūpa called Hyakumantō and Dhāraṇī sūtra_2
  • D017652
  • 1997/03/11
Three-storied miniature stūpa called Hyakumantō and Dhāraṇī sūtra_3
  • D017654
  • 1997/03/11
Three-storied miniature stūpa called Hyakumantō and Dhāraṇī sūtra_4
  • A028228
  • 2004/02/25
Three-storied miniature stūpa called Hyakumantō and Dhāraṇī sūtra_5
  • A024953
  • 1997/03/11

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The three-storied wood stupas are formed by a throwing wheel. Inside stupas, there is the mantra of Dharani from the sutras of Mukujōkō, which is likened to the sarira. After the emperor Shōtoku suppressed the war of Emi-no Oshikatsu in 746, in total of one-million stupas were placed in the ten biggest temples including the Tōdai-ji temple. 
Object label 

Accession Number 762-0
Category Decorative Arts
Provenance Formerly kept in Hōryū-ji temple, Nara
Donation Gift of Mr. Kazuo Tamabayashi
Bibliography Expressions of architecture: Yayoi to Heian period. Nara National Museum, 2008, 43,ivp. (Japanese) Masterpieces from the Collection of the Nara National Museum. Nara National Museum, 1997, 350p. (Japanese) Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Buddhist Implements. Nara National Museum, 1992, 121p. (Japanese)

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