Kongō Jōdaranikyō Explained

is a Japanese sūtra of the Vajrayana school of Buddhism. Copied by the priest Hōrin in 686, it is the oldest hand-copied sūtra in Japan and is designated as a National Treasure. Hōrin based his copy on the original by Jñānagupta (523-600).

External links

• Image of original sutra at Nara National Museum

References

• Book: Kawase , Kazuma . Hisaji Okazaki . Shoshigaku Nyūmon . Yūshōdō Shuppan . 2001 . Tōkyō . 164 . Japanese . 4-8419-0290-2 .
• Book: Matsumura , Akira . Daijirin

  2nd edition

  . . 1995 . Tōkyō . 958 . Japanese . 4-385-14009-X .