The inscription at the end of this scroll indicates that it was copied by the nun Shinshō in the eleventh month of sixth year of the Tenpyō-Shōhō era (754). As it is thought that the sutra was donated to Gangō-ji temple, it is called "Gangō-ji Amagyō," (the sutra of the nun [donated to] Gangō-ji). Other scrolls from this set are also extant, such as one in the Shōgozō archive in the Shōsō-in collection.
Object label
Kegon-kyō (Avataṃsaka-sūtra), Vol.16 (Gangō-ji Ama-gyō)
Handscroll, ink on paper
H 26.0, L 1041.0; 19 papers
Nara period 8th century
Tenpyōshōhō 6 754
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| Accession Number | 870-0 |
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| Category | Writings |
| Bibliography | Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Writings. Nara National Museum, 1990, 136p. (Japanese) |